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tokyoisoneofthoseplacesthatyoucanloveandhateatthesametime.
intokyotherearealwaystoomanypeopleintheplaceswhereiwanttobe.ofcoursetherearetoomanycars.thejapanesedriveveryfastwhentheycan,butintokyotheyoftenspendalongtimeintrafficjams.
tokyoisnotdifferentfromlondon,parisandnewyorkinthat.itisdifferentwhenonewantstowalk.
atcertaintimesofthedaytherearealotofpeopleonfootinlondon'soxfordstreet.butthestreetsneartheginzaintokyoalwayshavealotofpeopleonfoot,andsometimesitisreallydifficulttowalk.peopleareverypolite;therearejusttoomanyofthem.
theworsttimetobeinthestreetisat11..30atnight.thatiswhenthenight-clubsareclosingandeverybodywantstogohome.thereare35,000night-clubsintokyo,andyoudonotoftenseeohatisempty.
duringtheday,mostpeopletraveltoandfromworkbytrain,tokyopeoplebuysixmilliontrainticketseveryday.atmoststations,trainsarriveeverytwoorthreeminutes,butatcertainhourstheredonotseemtobeenoughtrains.althoughtheyareusuallycrowded,japanesetrainsareverygood.
theyalwaysleaveandarriveontime.onalondontrainyouwouldseeeverybodyreadinganewspaper.intokyotrainseverybodyinaseatseemstobeasleep,whetherhisjourneyislongorshort.
intokyo,istoodoutsidethestationforfiveminutes.threefire-enginesracedpastonthewaytooneofthemanyfiresthattokyohaseveryday.tokyohassomanysurprisesthatnoneofthemcanreallysurprsemenow.