Tokyo in a Day: From Old Edo to the City of the Future

Tokyo rarely opens up right away. It is a city in which there are ancient temples, business quarters, imperial ditches, Ginza windows, the world of anime and electronics, as well as futuristic spaces by the bay.

This photo album shows the route of a sightseeing tour of Tokyo as a movement through different layers of the city.

Asakusa gives the first sense of old Edo: Sensoji, Kaminarimon, Nakamise and views of Tokyo Skytree. Ochanomizu and Nikolai-do add the themes of education, religion, and Russian-Japanese ties. Akihabara features modern pop culture, Marunouchi and the Imperial Palace District are the official and business center of the capital, Ginza is urban elegance, and Odaiba is the Tokyo of the future by the water.

This is not just a collection of beautiful places. This is a visual route in which Tokyo gradually forms a whole picture: from the temple and the old streets to the skyscrapers, the bay and the modern image of Japan.