Tokyo.

We are visiting Tokyo next month. I've been all knotted up about preparing for our trip b/c I want to squeeze in all the cool worthy things to do and see in Tokyo in that one week, which I know is impossible b/c there is just too much to do and see there. I was doing some research on the Lonely Planet about what to see and do, weather, tips, etc. I found this interesting, esp. the bit about the literacy rate, lifespan of females, and number of ramen stands. The ramen stands tidbit alone is enough to make me consider moving there. :)

Fast Facts about Japan

• Literacy rate

  99%

• Latitude of Tokyo

  at 35.4°N, the same as Tehran, and about the same as Los Angeles (34.05°N) and Crete (35°N)

• Islands in the Japanese archipelago

  approximately 3900

• GDP

  US$4.4 trillion (the world’s second-biggest economy)

• World’s busiest station

  Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station, servicing 740, 000 passengers a day

• Population

  127 million people

• Female life expectancy

  84.5 years

• Average annual snowfall at Niseko ski area in Hokkaidō

  more than 11m

• Number of rāmen restaurants:

  more than 200, 000