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Tokyo
Japan
Learn Japanese in the world’s most populous megacity, where tradition meets modernity.
Tokyo gives you direct access to a living Japanese culture, from ultra-modern districts to preserved traditions.
You improve in an extremely well-organised, safe city that is ideal for practising Japanese every day.
Tokyo combines urban density, efficiency and cultural diversity: a stimulating setting in which to progress quickly in Japanese.
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14 million inhabitants (greater Tokyo: over 37 million)
The capital of Japan, a sprawling megacity of skyscrapers, temples and shopping districts.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, on the east coast of the island of Honshū, on Tokyo Bay. The city is divided into many districts with strong identities (Shibuya, Shinjuku, Asakusa), linked by one of the densest and most punctual public transport networks in the world. The climate is humid subtropical, with four distinct seasons and a rainy season in June and July.
Founded as Edo, the city became Japan’s political capital in 1603 under the Tokugawa shogunate, before taking the name Tokyo (“eastern capital”) in 1868 with the Meiji Restoration. Rebuilt after the great earthquake of 1923 and again after the Second World War, Tokyo is today one of the most modern megacities in the world, while keeping its temples, shrines and traditions.
During your language stay in Tokyo, visit the Meiji Shrine, the Senso-ji temple in Asakusa or the famous Shibuya crossing. Explore the city’s contrasting districts, from electronics-mad Akihabara to chic Ginza, by way of traditional gardens. Mount Fuji and the historic town of Kamakura are one to two hours away by train.
Tokyo’s metro and train network is vast, punctual and easy to use once you know the basics, with rechargeable transport cards. The cost of living is higher than in the rest of Japan, comparable to that of a large European capital, but remains manageable for an organised stay.
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