What will strike you most about the Japanese capital is undoubtedly its energy. In the Shinjuku district, all of Japan's modernity unfolds before you: crowds dressed in contemporary Japanese fashion, skyscrapers, billboards and neon signs, all converging in a wave of excitement and movement.
That said, if you wish to escape the city's contemporary side during your stay, you'll also find quiet places where ancestral traditions continue to pass peacefully through the ages.