Tokyo is a mystery. The world's largest metropolitan area is home to 38 million people, the equivalent of the entire population of Canada in one city. With residents always busy, shops and restaurants are usually open 24 hours a day. The public transit system is one of the largest in the world. On the surface, Tokyo looks like a gigantic collection of skyscrapers and dazzling neon.
But if you look closer, this mega-city has much more to offer: There is more than one Tokyo. The city is made up of countless small communities where the imposing dimensions shrink to life-size. Every day, residents outdo their challenging urban environment. Tokyo is full of contradictions.
To understand the complexity of this metropolis, you have to look at the public transit system. It best illustrates the size of Tokyo and its functionality. It is the world's busiest public transit system, carrying 9 million commuters every day - 3.2 billion people a year! Urban planner Mikael Colville-Andersen travels to this impressive metropolis and meets its residents and committed urban planners.
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