necoandjeff wrote:
>
> MHO is exactly the opposite. No city offers more excitement in a relatively
> safe environment than Tokyo. You can live here for a decade and leave vast
> swathes of Tokyo completely untouched, waiting to be explored. Museums,
> shopping, night life, traditional arts and sports, concerts (everything from
> small harpsichord recitals to Van Halen). You also are much less likely to
> be treated like a complete outcast than you are in more rural areas of the
> country. And nothing could be easier than taking weekend trips out of the
> city to explore the rest of the country. Last Golden Week I hopped on a
> train on a complete whim and spent two days walking around and exploring
> Asuka. And weekend onsen trips are easy as well. On the other hand, living
> in the country and visiting Tokyo for just a day or two is likely to leave
> you overwhelemed and lost. You can only really experience Tokyo by living
> here. Granted it ain't cheap, but people do get by on meager budgets. And
> did I mention how hot the women are in Tokyo? This is truly an awesome city.
>
I guess for me it's a case of you can take the boy out of the country
but you can't take the country out of the boy. :)

John W.