Japanese: An Art in Itself.

Tokyo... the land of pure amazement to the Westerner. Even in the most simple ways. While ignorance to the Japanese language and the characters used to represent it has it's obvious disadvantages while staying in Tokyo, it allows for artistic appreciation of the symbols presented throughout the whole of the city. While adding hugely to the initial culture shock, due to the fact that everything written around you is completely unrecognisable and impossible to even guess what a lot of it could mean, the characters add a beautiful touch that can only be seen as illustrative to an alien being such as myself.