Japan Akihabara, the Manga Capital of Tokyo

Subscribe : / echappées belles At first glance, Japan's capital, located in the heart of the main island of Honshu, sweeps visitors into a whirlwind of images, blinding lights, and giant advertisements. Its architectural chaos, nameless streets, and crowded sidewalks can disorient more than one traveler. Those who live there talk about Tokyo as if it were a country, and its 23 districts, as if they were cities. This surrounding disorder actually hides a highly organized society. Even in the midst of nature, where spirits linger, like in Nikko, a popular getaway for Tokyoites, codes dictate daily life. So what are these codes? To try to understand them, Ismaël Khelifa meets the locals.