Tokyo: Introduction: Superlatives

High-rise buildings designed to sway with earthquakes

World’s priciest airport–downtown cab ride, which clocks in at around $250

Ryoei Saito paid $82.5 million for Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet in 1990, a record for a painting at that time

The fastest and safest trains anywhere. Intercity bullet trains, or shinkansen, hit speeds of 190 miles an hour

Safe streets. Muggings and break-ins are rare. World’s busiest train station. Shinjuku is said to host more than 3 million people daily

World’s largest fish market, Tsukiji

Best Beatles-impersonator bands on Earth (Abbey Road, the Cavern)