Tokyo Voted "Best Experience" For Tourists

Above, nighttime shoppers in Ginza. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

People from around the world are discovering what many of us already knew: Japan (and Tokyo in particular) is a great place to vacation.

The Wall Street Journal's "Japan Realtime" blog has an article stating that Tokyo was voted "best experience" for tourists.

They wrote:

Tokyo has triumphed over the Big Apple and the city of Gaudi as the best destination for travelers across the world in an online poll. 

According to a survey of over 54,000 travelers conducted by Internet travel site TripAdvisor, Tokyo beat out New York and Barcelona as the city with “the best overall experience.” 

Tokyo ranked among the top 10 in 13 out of the 16 sections in the survey, and topped five of them, including the categories “helpful locals,” “best taxi services,” and “cleanest streets.”

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