Narita Japan

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Introducing Narita

You know Tokyo – perhaps from the illustrated pages of Akira, or the films of Akira Kurosawa. Maybe your personal style is informed by Harajuku street fashion or the classic avant-garde of Comme des Garçons; maybe your musical taste runs to BoA or the 5678s. You might only know it in passing, from images of pedestrian hordes traversing Shibuya Crossing, stereotypes of buttoned-up businessmen or a clip of an incomprehensibly wacky Japanese game show. Tokyo is a city where unconventional individuals find freedom in anonymity – where the Japanese aphorism, the nail that stands up gets hammered down, doesn’t necessarily apply.

Tokyo’s bubbling nabe (pot) of creativity is a rich, long-simmering brew resulting from the mix of age-old Japanese traditions, a modern urban society and novel international ingredients. Likewise, its cuisine, popular culture and psyche blend old Japan and modern tastes. It’s a city torn between rigid rules and etiquette, and fluid reinvention and fusion – all of which create a flavour both recognisable and totally foreign. The city’s massive scale alone means a stunning abundance of idiosyncratic experiences.

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