Tokyo – Japan
Tokyo, the bustling capital of Japan, combines ultra-modern style with traditional style, with its neon-lit skyscrapers and historic temples.
The lavish Meiji Shinto Temple is known for its huge gateway and natural surroundings. The Imperial Palace is nestled among immense public gardens.
The city’s various museums offer exhibitions ranging from classical art, such as those organized by the Tokyo National Museum, to reconstructions of kabuki theater, such as at the Edo-Tokyo Museum.
okyo has many museums. In Ueno Park, there is the Tokyo National Museum, the country’s largest museum and specializing in traditional Japanese art; the National Museum of Western Art and Ueno Zoo.
Other museums include the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Odaiba; the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Sumida, across the Sumida River from the center of Tokyo; the Nezu Museum in Aoyama; and the National Diet Library,
National Archives, and the National Museum of Modern Art, which are near the Imperial Palace.
Tokyo has many theaters for performing arts. These include national and private theaters for traditional forms of Japanese drama. Noteworthy are the National Noh Theatre for noh and the Kabuki-za for Kabuki.
Symphony orchestras and other musical organizations perform modern and traditional music. The New National Theater Tokyo in Shibuya is the national center for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama.
Tokyo also hosts modern Japanese and international pop, and rock music at venues ranging in size from intimate clubs to internationally known areas such as the Nippon Budokan.
