I'm feeling a little speechless at the
moment I've been on skyscrapers around
the world but I've never seen a city as
massive as this I keep looking down and
thinking there's 38 million stories down
there all around me Tokyo is a tapestry
of neighborhoods each one seems to have
its own identity
you've got skyscrapers six or eight lane
highways and then you've got these
skinny little alleyways with lanterns so
my mission is to taste these different
little microcosms that make up this
massive massive metropolis the first
neighborhood I'm exploring is called
Yanaka locals say it's the neighborhood
that time for God this is the old Tokyo
the toka that many people think doesn't
exist anymore
yeah Anika has a very nostalgic
atmosphere so this is our little time
capsule back to old Tokyo yeah exactly
we started off our Yannick adventure in
Yanaka Ginza the main shopping street
through the neighborhood lots of mum and
dad stores selling everything from
potato croquettes through to Japanese
slippers cat statues everywhere and a
really low-key village vibe
our next stop was naisu shrine what I
really loved about it were the torii
gate and the more gates he walked
through the happier is supposed to
become
I can't think of a more perfect way to
end our tour of the neighborhood than in
this beautiful table sometimes you
forgot ionica is a part of the culture
is the little oasis of tranquility in
the heart of the city yes exactly
I've been hanging out with you see me
exploring an old part of Tokyo not more
than a mile away from here is a very
different type of Tokyo a place called
Akihabara now what is Akihabara it's the
official electric town of Tokyo and it's
all things nerdy cultured anything you
want that you have a passion for you can
find it here this is Wonderland pretty
much so this place is a robot shot this
is amazing I've only seen stuff like
this on television can I can I shake
your hand it's cute but freaking me out
at the same time yeah they're still
working out the kinks or a takeover by
our robot overlords don't freak me out
our next stop was Monday dark' which was
an eight-story department store
dedicated to collectibles I've never
seen anything like that when you first
bought your real time in you're a kid
kind of brief that that old feeling like
it's not just nostalgia you appreciate
the craftsmanship and what went into
creating all these pieces
so while Yannick it feels more like some
gorgeous quaint little village
you've got Agra highbrow which feels
like Tokyo on steroids it's absolutely
insane this is a city where the old and
the new are in constant contrast
obviously both neighborhoods are very
different creatures and yet both offer a
kind of escapism just goes to show just
how much variety there is and it's just
so visually rich and textured there's
nothing like this on earth
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