OHAYOU TOKYO

おはよう東京
Ohayou Tokyo
Good morning, Tokyo!

Tokyo is home to about 8.946 million people and with 845 square miles, it gets a little cramped. Houses must be kept extra close together, some even a foot away from their neighbors.

This house (the one in the middle) uses innovative architecture that allows an appropriate space for living as well as a car port. You can see that the houses are really close together. The house also shows the car port and that sometimes a family or single person has to create their living spaces on just a small street corner. Having all of these cramped spaces makes Tokyo ideal for housing a lot of people. With each small home, the Japanese can live within the city and have enough room to live.

Sometimes it is ideal for some Japanese people to live outside the city and commute by train to work. The train works marvels. Tokyo Station has a hotel and shopping center as well as the train. With over three thousand trains clocking in each day, it is one of the busiest stations in Japan. As you can see,

 

It is an enormous station and at the time this picture was taken, very busy. 

Tokyo hosts several different areas to shop, experience culture, and dine. The city even—as crowded as it may be—has several parks and green areas. The imperial palace hosts several different parks and gardens. A lot of people in Tokyo will bike, walk, or jog around the palace as it creates a great track. Around the palace is an immense amount of greenery and gardens. 

Tokyo is also home to Tokyo Tower, a communication and observation tower. At 1,093 feet, it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The tower was modeled off of the Eiffel Tower using the lattice architecture structure. Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower since its opening. The tower acts as a support structure for an antenna. 

The world's largest, busiest fish market has long been a favorite destination for tourists from all countries. It is common for many to go at 5 a.m. to catch the live tuna auctions. Before you go, however, be sure to check to see if public access is permitted that day. If so, it will be on a first-come, first-serve basis, and limited to 120 people, admitted in two shifts of 60. You'll still see fishmongers filleting the day's catch, but you won't have to dodge so many trucks and trolleys.