Thursday, August 31, 2017

a tale of two cities

There are many parallels to be drawn between Tokyo, Japan and New York City, USA.



Both are distinct bustling metropolises with impressive skylines and 24/7 entertainment.



Cities that never sleep or stop.

Dickens' famous opening of his tale of the same title immortalized these words:

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.



Comparing Tokyo and NYC - one the epitome of East and the other what is typically West.

Both draw the world's tourists, traffic, and toys.

They both have central parks too.



They both share similar landmark buildings.

Most especially between Shinjuku and Manhattan

Or Shibuya and Times Square.


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