Japan Trip 2014 Tokyo Kudan-kaikan Building Kudanminami Chiyoda-ku
LDP of Japan was determined tear down the Kudan Kaikan Building in May 2014.
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Teikan Style
Teikan (Imperial Crown) Style is a Japan-west blended architectural style that is a modern architecture; a reinforced concrete building, which was popular in the early Showa period, with a Japanese tiled roof.
From Japanese-English Bilingual Corpus of Wikipedia's Kyoto Articles
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Blues Interaction – Live in Japan 1986
Recorded at the Kudan Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, December 12, 1986
Kiyoharu 5.21 Performance at Kudan Kaikan Rhythmless & Perspective Live Light and Shade (10 September 2008), Mid Field
Naoya Makoto
Theater: Douki no Sakura (Kudan Kaikan, 2006)
Kudanminami
Kudanminami (九段南) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 4-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 2,431. Its postal code is 102-0074.
Kudanminami is located on the northwestern part of the Chiyoda ward. The Nihonbashi River and Yasukuni-dōri Ave form its eastern and northern boundaries, respectively. It borders Kanda-Jinbōchō to the east, Gobanchō to the west, Sanbanchō, Hitotsubashi and Yonbanchō to the south, and Kudankita to the north. In addition, it borders Kitanomaru Kōen between its 1-chōme and 2-chōme.
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The BEST Alliance at Hitotsubashi ICS
The BEST Alliance program is sponsored by the governments of Japan, China and Korea to encourage trilateral exchange of students and increased cooperation in higher education in East Asia.
The BEST Alliance grant will support activities associated with the BEST Business School Alliance between Hitotsubashi ICS, Peking University's Guanghua School of Management and Seoul National University's Graduate School of Business. Our partners in Beijing and Seoul also received grants from their governments to support their activities related to the BEST Business School Alliance. We were the only schools of management or economics to receive this grant, a strong indication that the governments of these three countries consider us as the premier institutions developing global business leaders in East Asia.
BOI — アマゾンの最大の祭りの人々 ::: A Gente do Maior Festival da Amazônia
Roberto Maxwell foi até o Festival de Parintins em 2012 registrar a mistura étnica e cultural da Amazônia. Veja o resultado na exposição Boi - A Gente do Maior Festival da Amazônia.
OPENING EVENT
講演＆パーカッション・ワークショップ
2015.6.27 (sat)
会場 共立女子大学一ツ橋キャンパス本館101講義室
東京都千代田区一ツ橋2-2-1
・東京メトロ東西線「竹橋」駅下車1ｂ出口から徒歩3分
・東京メトロ半蔵門線・都営地下鉄三田線・都営地下鉄新宿線「神保町」駅下車A8出口から徒歩1分
talk & percussion workshop
2015.6.27 (sat)
venue: Kyoritsu Women's University Hitotsubashi Campus Room 101
address: Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku Hitotsubashi 2-2-1
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Takebashi Station, a 3 minutes walk from 1B exit
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon/Toei Metro Mita and Shinjuku Lines, Jimbocho Station, a minute walk from A8 exit
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
---about the exhibition---
写真家ロベルト・マクスウェルが、アマゾンやブラジルの文化について話します。福嶋伸洋（文芸学部専任講師）が、ブラジル・パーカッションについてガイドし、いっしょにさわって叩いてみます。
ブラジル、アマゾナス州の街パリンチンスで開催される、インディオ系の文化にルーツを持つ民衆カーニヴァル「Boi」。日本では接する機会のほとんどないこのカーニヴァルに参加する人々を、写真家ロベルト・マクスウェルが捉えた写真を展示します。
Parintins abriga o maior festival folclórico da Amazônia. O artista visual Roberto Maxwell foi ver de perto o festival e traz uma seleção de imagens da maior riqueza da maior floresta do mundo: sua gente.
会場 共立女子大学一ツ橋キャンパス本館101講義室
東京都千代田区一ツ橋2-2-1
・東京メトロ東西線「竹橋」駅下車1ｂ出口から徒歩3分
・東京メトロ半蔵門線・都営地下鉄三田線・都営地下鉄新宿線「神保町」駅下車A8出口から徒歩1分
問い合わせ 共立女子大学文芸学部文芸教養コース 03-3237-2593
venue: Kyoritsu Women's University Hitotsubashi Campus Room 101
address: Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku Hitotsubashi 2-2-1
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Takebashi Station, a 3 minutes walk from 1B exit
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon/Toei Metro Mita and Shinjuku Lines, Jimbocho Station, from A8 exit a minute walk from A8 exit
info: 03-3237-2593
BOI — アマゾンの最大の祭りの人々 ::: A Gente do Maior Festival da Amazônia
Roberto Maxwell foi até o Festival de Parintins em 2012 registrar a mistura étnica e cultural da Amazônia. Veja o resultado na exposição Boi - A Gente do Maior Festival da Amazônia.
OPENING EVENT
講演＆パーカッション・ワークショップ
2015.6.27 (sat)
会場 共立女子大学一ツ橋キャンパス本館101講義室
東京都千代田区一ツ橋2-2-1
・東京メトロ東西線「竹橋」駅下車1ｂ出口から徒歩3分
・東京メトロ半蔵門線・都営地下鉄三田線・都営地下鉄新宿線「神保町」駅下車A8出口から徒歩1分
talk & percussion workshop
2015.6.27 (sat)
venue: Kyoritsu Women's University Hitotsubashi Campus Room 101
address: Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku Hitotsubashi 2-2-1
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Takebashi Station, a 3 minutes walk from 1B exit
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon/Toei Metro Mita and Shinjuku Lines, Jimbocho Station, a minute walk from A8 exit
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
---about the exhibition---
写真家ロベルト・マクスウェルが、アマゾンやブラジルの文化について話します。福嶋伸洋（文芸学部専任講師）が、ブラジル・パーカッションについてガイドし、いっしょにさわって叩いてみます。
ブラジル、アマゾナス州の街パリンチンスで開催される、インディオ系の文化にルーツを持つ民衆カーニヴァル「Boi」。日本では接する機会のほとんどないこのカーニヴァルに参加する人々を、写真家ロベルト・マクスウェルが捉えた写真を展示します。
Parintins abriga o maior festival folclórico da Amazônia. O artista visual Roberto Maxwell foi ver de perto o festival e traz uma seleção de imagens da maior riqueza da maior floresta do mundo: sua gente.
会場 共立女子大学一ツ橋キャンパス本館101講義室
東京都千代田区一ツ橋2-2-1
・東京メトロ東西線「竹橋」駅下車1ｂ出口から徒歩3分
・東京メトロ半蔵門線・都営地下鉄三田線・都営地下鉄新宿線「神保町」駅下車A8出口から徒歩1分
問い合わせ 共立女子大学文芸学部文芸教養コース 03-3237-2593
venue: Kyoritsu Women's University Hitotsubashi Campus Room 101
address: Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku Hitotsubashi 2-2-1
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Takebashi Station, a 3 minutes walk from 1B exit
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon/Toei Metro Mita and Shinjuku Lines, Jimbocho Station, from A8 exit a minute walk from A8 exit
info: 03-3237-2593
Nagoya University of commerce and business
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 New renders and screenshots
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Tokyo | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Tokyo
00:03:52 1 Etymology
00:05:05 2 History
00:05:14 2.1 Pre-1869 (Edo period)
00:07:28 2.2 1869–1943
00:08:36 2.3 1943–present
00:12:29 3 Geography
00:14:28 3.1 Special wards
00:16:19 3.2 Tama Area (Western Tokyo)
00:16:52 3.2.1 Cities
00:17:18 3.2.2 Nishi-Tama District
00:18:14 3.3 Islands
00:20:10 3.4 National parks
00:21:09 3.5 Seismicity
00:21:18 3.5.1 Common seismicity
00:22:13 3.5.2 Infrequent powerful quakes
00:22:58 3.6 Climate
00:25:53 4 Cityscape
00:27:03 5 Environment
00:28:38 6 Demographics
00:29:53 7 Economy
00:34:57 8 Transportation
00:37:33 9 Education
00:40:04 10 Culture
00:42:24 11 Sports
00:44:26 12 In popular culture
00:45:42 13 International relations
00:46:07 13.1 Sister cities, sister states, and friendship agreements
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō, ; Japanese: [toːkʲoː] (listen)), officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2014, the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city as his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi).
Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a metropolitan prefecture, which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.
The 23 Special Wards of Tokyo were formerly Tokyo City. On July 1, 1943, it merged with Tokyo Prefecture and became Tokyo Metropolis with an additional 26 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture, and the Izu islands and Ogasawara islands south of Tokyo. The population of the special wards is over 9 million people, with the total population of Tokyo Metropolis exceeding 13.8 million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area called the Greater Tokyo Area with over 38 million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy. As of 2011, Tokyo hosted 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city in the world at that time. Tokyo ranked third (twice) in the International Financial Centres Development Index. The city is home to various television networks such as Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, Nippon Television, NHK and the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Tokyo ranks first in the Global Economic Power Index and third in the Global Cities Index. The GaWC's 2008 inventory classified Tokyo as an alpha+ world city – and as of 2014 TripAdvisor's World City Survey ranked Tokyo first in its Best overall experience category (the city also ranked first in the following categories: helpfulness of locals, nightlife, shopping, local public transportation and cleanliness of streets). As of 2015 Tokyo ranked as the 11th-most expensive city for expatriates, according to the Mercer consulting firm, and also the world's 11th-most expensive city according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's cost-of-living survey. In 2015, Tokyo was named the Most Liveable City in the world by the magazine Monocle. The Michelin Guide has awarded Tokyo by far the most Michelin stars of any city in the world. Tokyo was ranked first out of all sixty cities in the 2017 Safe Cities Index. The QS Best Student Cities ranked Tokyo as the 3rd-best city in the world to be a university student in 2016 and 2nd in 2018.
Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1979 G-7 summit ...
Tokyo | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:04:10 1 Etymology
00:05:29 2 History
00:05:38 2.1 Pre-1869 (Edo period)
00:08:02 2.2 1869–1943
00:09:16 2.3 1943–present
00:13:29 3 Geography
00:15:37 3.1 Special wards
00:17:37 3.2 Tama Area (Western Tokyo)
00:18:15 3.2.1 Cities
00:18:43 3.2.2 Nishi-Tama District
00:19:44 3.3 Islands
00:21:48 3.4 National parks
00:22:51 3.5 Seismicity
00:23:00 3.5.1 Common seismicity
00:23:59 3.5.2 Infrequent powerful quakes
00:24:48 3.6 Climate
00:28:00 4 Cityscape
00:29:14 5 Environment
00:30:58 6 Demographics
00:32:20 7 Economy
00:37:48 8 Transportation
00:40:35 9 Education
00:43:22 10 Culture
00:45:52 11 Sports
00:48:03 12 In popular culture
00:49:26 13 International relations
00:49:52 13.1 Sister cities, sister states, and friendship agreements
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.87934487435504
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-B
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō, ; Japanese: [toːkʲoː] (listen)), officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2014, the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city as his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi).
Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a metropolitan prefecture, which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.
The 23 Special Wards of Tokyo were formerly Tokyo City. On July 1, 1943, it merged with Tokyo Prefecture and became Tokyo Metropolis with an additional 26 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture, and the Izu islands and Ogasawara islands south of Tokyo. The population of the special wards is over 9 million people, with the total population of Tokyo Metropolis exceeding 13.8 million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area called the Greater Tokyo Area with over 38 million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy. As of 2011, Tokyo hosted 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city in the world at that time. Tokyo ranked third (twice) in the International Financial Centres Development Index. The city is home to various television networks such as Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, Nippon Television, NHK and the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Tokyo ranks first in the Global Economic Power Index and third in the Global Cities Index. The GaWC's 2008 inventory classified Tokyo as an alpha+ world city – and as of 2014 TripAdvisor's World City Survey ranked Tokyo first in its Best overall experience category (the city also ranked first in the following categories: helpfulness of locals, nightlife, shopping, local public transportation and cleanliness of streets). As of 2015 Tokyo ranked as the 11th-most expensive city for expatriates, according to the Mercer consulting firm, and also the world's 11th-most expensive city according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's cost-of-living survey. In 2015, Tokyo was named the Most Liveable City in the world by the magazine Monocle. The Michelin Guide has awarded Tokyo by far the most Michelin stars of any city in the world. Tokyo was ranked first out of all sixty cities in the 2017 Safe Cities Inde ...
Tokyo | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Tokyo
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō, ; Japanese: [toːkʲoː] (listen)), officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2014 the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city as his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi).
Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a metropolitan prefecture, which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.
The 23 Special Wards of Tokyo were formerly Tokyo City. On July 1, 1943 it merged with Tokyo Prefecture and became Tokyo Metropolis with an additional 26 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture, and the Izu islands and Ogasawara islands south of Tokyo. The population of the special wards is over 9 million people, with the total population of Tokyo Metropolis exceeding 13.8 million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area called the Greater Tokyo Area with over 38 million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy. As of 2011 Tokyo hosted 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city in the world at that time. Tokyo ranked third (twice) in the International Financial Centres Development Index. The city is home to various television networks such as Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, Nippon Television, NHK and the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Tokyo ranks first in the Global Economic Power Index and third in the Global Cities Index. The GaWC's 2008 inventory classified Tokyo as an alpha+ world city – and as of 2014 TripAdvisor's World City Survey ranked Tokyo first in its Best overall experience category (the city also ranked first in the following categories: helpfulness of locals, nightlife, shopping, local public transportation and cleanliness of streets). As of 2015 Tokyo ranked as the 11th-most expensive city for expatriates, according to the Mercer consulting firm, and also the world's 11th-most expensive city according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's cost-of-living survey. In 2015, Tokyo was named the Most Liveable City in the world by the magazine Monocle. The Michelin Guide has awarded Tokyo by far the most Michelin stars of any city in the world. Tokyo was ranked first out of all sixty cities in the 2017 Safe Cities Index. The QS Best Student Cities ranked Tokyo as the 3rd-best city in the world to be a university student in 2016 and 2nd in 2018.
Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1979 G-7 summit, the 1986 G-7 summit, and the 1993 G-7 summit, and will host the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Tokyo | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:05:15 1 Etymology
00:06:49 2 History
00:06:58 2.1 Pre-1869 (Edo period)
00:09:57 2.2 1869–1943
00:11:27 2.3 1943–present
00:16:40 3 Geography
00:19:16 3.1 Special wards
00:21:42 3.2 Tama Area (Western Tokyo)
00:22:26 3.2.1 Cities
00:22:59 3.2.2 Nishi-Tama District
00:24:10 3.3 Islands
00:26:44 3.4 National parks
00:28:00 3.5 Seismicity
00:28:08 3.5.1 Common seismicity
00:29:21 3.5.2 Infrequent powerful quakes
00:30:18 3.6 Climate
00:34:16 4 Cityscape
00:35:47 5 Environment
00:37:53 6 Demographics
00:39:31 7 Economy
00:46:21 8 Transportation
00:49:48 9 Education
00:52:09 10 Culture
00:55:16 11 Sports
00:58:04 12 In popular culture
00:59:44 13 International relations
01:00:15 13.1 Sister cities, sister states, and friendship agreements
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.7504042670543587
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-E
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō, English: , Japanese: [toːkʲoː] (listen); lit. Eastern Capital), officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. As of 2014, the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府, Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市, Tōkyō-shi). Tokyo is often referred to as a city but is officially known and governed as a metropolitan prefecture, which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo.
The 23 Special Wards of Tokyo were formerly Tokyo City. On July 1, 1943, it merged with Tokyo Prefecture and became Tokyo Metropolis with an additional 26 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture, and the Izu islands and Ogasawara islands south of Tokyo. The population of the special wards is over 9 million people, with the total population of Tokyo Metropolis exceeding 13.8 million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area called the Greater Tokyo Area with over 38 million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy. As of 2011, Tokyo hosted 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city in the world at that time. Tokyo ranked third (twice) in the International Financial Centres Development Index. The city is home to various television networks such as Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, Nippon Television, NHK and the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Tokyo ranks first in the Global Economic Power Index and third in the Global Cities Index. The GaWC's 2008 inventory classified Tokyo as an alpha+ world city – and as of 2014 TripAdvisor's World City Survey ranked Tokyo first in its Best overall experience category (the city also ranked first in the following categories: helpfulness of locals, nightlife, shopping, local public transportation and cleanliness of streets). As of 2015 Tokyo ranked as the 11th-most expensive city for expatriates, according to the Mercer consulting firm, and also the world's 11th-most expensive city according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's cost-of-living survey. In 2015, Tokyo was named the Most Liveable City in the world by the magazine Monocle. The Michelin Guide has awarded Tokyo by far the most Michelin stars of any city in the world. Tokyo was ranked first out of all sixty cit ...