Tokyo Tower
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You do not have to speak Japanese to get around Tokyo. Most of the important information is available in English, or at least Romaji (Japanese words translated into English) and if you are resourceful, you will always be able to find someone who can speak English. Japan after all is the worlds' most educated country, and Tokyo its most cosmopolitan city. You will however find yourself come into contact with one of the stranger hybrid tongues on the face of the planet, a dialect that foreigners living in Tokyo refer to as 'Japanglish'. This language turns up in advertising, and because Tokyo may be one of the world's most advertising-saturated city, you can not avoid it. This is a city where three-story high neon billboards are as common as street signs. In fact, most streets do not even have names. Let alone signs. Even most Tokyoites have little idea where anything is, and directions are usually given with hastily sketched maps. However, Tokyo is deceptively livable...