Hong Kong versus Paris versus London versus New York versus Tokyo (neighborhood, living in)
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Haven't been to London and New York. Out of the three it's Paris=Tokyo>Hong Kong to me. Westerners seem to be fascinated by Hong Kong but well...I guess it's reasonable that I wasn't particularly impressed.
Btw there's an exact same thread somewhere out there.
1. London
2. Hong Kong
3. New York
4. Tokyo
5. Paris
All very close, but London has the best balance of everything overall. I don't think any of the five come close to summer in London. I also think Christmas in New York is very nice.
Individually, New York for street food, London for atmosphere, Paris for history, Hong Kong for feeling of density, Tokyo for infrastructure and organisation.
Last edited by Rozenn; 01-12-2015 at 12:06 PM..
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this topic is being repeated many times in the forum.
Tokyo is a global city but obviously less international than the others mentioned.
Also western languages are not much used by most residents in Tokyo. It is also the least westernised city among the 5. All except Tokyo are very multicultural cities, people of all colors, residents or tourists, are easily seen in all except Tokyo. western languages are not the mother tongue of most people in Asian cities.
I would take Hong Kong off the list. It isn't quite up to the standards of the other four.
Of the remaining, Tokyo has the least to offer to visitors/tourists but is the biggest. Paris is probably the most beautiful, but falls a bit short in economic might. London is probably the most global, but doesn't have the density and vibrancy of a massive city. NYC is probably the most "center of the world" feeling, but has less history than the others.
If I have to pick one, I guess I would go with NYC or Paris. I have been to all, BTW.
Really? I think Tokyo has a lot to offer for tourists.
Really? Like what?
I can't think of anything in Tokyo that is iconic to the level of Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Big Ben, etc. NYC, Paris and London (and Rome, for that matter) each probably have around 20-30 places that are more iconic than anything in Tokyo.
Tokyo is a fascinating city in many respects but not really a conventional "bucket list" type destination.
I can't think of anything in Tokyo that is iconic to the level of Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Big Ben, etc. NYC, Paris and London (and Rome, for that matter) each probably have around 20-30 places that are more iconic than anything in Tokyo.
Tokyo is a fascinating city in many respects but not really a conventional "bucket list" type destination.
Well, Mount Fuji is about two hours away from Tokyo, I think it's worth going there if you're in Tokyo as the other three cities in discussion have no iconic mountain nearby.
I'm not talking about hiking, but perhaps stay in a hot spring hotel and just enjoy the view?
And maybe perhaps Senso-ji? Tokyo Tower? Tokyo Skytree? Tokyo Imperial Palace? Meiji Shrine?
Btw I guess the reason why Tokyo doesn't have iconic rockstars like Tour Eiffel, Big Ben, Empire State Building etc. is that there aren't that many people visiting Japan. For some reason Japan has never been a great power in terms of tourism, especially to Westerners. Even though Japan is perhaps the most prominent and reputable country in Asia, Europeans and Americans seem to rather visit Thailand instead.
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