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In spite of living in Rio de Janeiro, the second most populous Brazilian city, metropolitan Tokyo, with its38,3 million inhabitants, seemed a bit daunting to me. Its huge subway and train systems looked like a mazeand I was afraid I would not be able to find my way around. I could not be more wrong ? a mix of newtechnology (the Tokyo Metro App) and the good old helpfulness of the Japanese people made my wanderingseasy and effortless.A short glimpse of the city caught from the airplane window before landing at Narita International Airportgot me curious and I decided that my explorations should start with a panoramic view of the city. Fortunately,the Tokyo Skytree, the famous broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, is just a short railwaytrip from AOTS' Tokyo Kenshu Center, where I was staying, so it was an obvious choice.Tokyo SkytreeTokyo TowerThere, at 350 meters above ground level, I saw myself surrounded by a sea of buildings of differentshapes and sizes, extending as far as my eyes could see. Even the winter haze could not disturb the spectacularview, but tinted the city with a light blue tone, giving it a dream-like look.After seeing the amazing daylight view of Tokyo, I wondered how it would look like by night, with the city16 ENISHI IP Friends Connections August 2018 No.19