Tokyo for beginners

Hey ho!

Today I figured; If you guys are going to follow my tiny adventures in Tokyo, it's probably easier if you know some basic facts about the place! So here goes:

Tokyo (metro)
Areal: 2187 km2
Population: ca. 13 million
Language: Japanese (duh)
If still in doubt, let me remind you that Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

Important areas (for me):
Shinbashi: Crowded area in central Tokyo. My exchange organisation diBec has their office there.
Shinjuku: Super crowded and famous area in central Tokyo. Home of the world's largest station Shinjuku Station, which has an average of 2 million commuters each day.(!)
Harajuku: The best area in Tokyo! My sanctuary and one of my main sources of fun, motivation and inspiration. Famous for being Japans (and maybe the worlds?) hot spot for alternative street fashion.
Shibuya: Just like Harajuku, Shibuya is a famous fashion hot spot. The focus is more on high fashion though, and not as much street fashion.
Asakusa: One of the best locations for traditional, Japanese stuff shopping! Also has the best cherry blossom ice cream, nomnom.
Ueno: Is also a part of old Tokyo, just like Asakusa. Has cozy, traditional shopping streets with market stalls and so on, but the best part is Ueno Park, which is a central gathering during festivals!
Ginza: Damn fancy, damn expensive. But they have Kabuki (traditional Japanese theater) there, so it's worth a visit.
Shimokitazawa: Harajukus lesser-crowded and laid-back little sister. A hip and trendy neighborhood among students, with lots of theaters and live music venues. Also the home of my school, Shimokitazawa Seitoku.
Akihabara: A heaven for gamers, anime- and mangalovers and people with odd fetishes. Loved by tourists and otakus (people that are over-obsessed with the game and anime culture). Feared by most others in Tokyo, especially girls, since that place and the people there are often a bit too... sexist.
Fujimidai: A calm and traditional Japanese area, mostly inhabited by nice, old people, tanned manual labor workers, high school students with summer vacation, boys with bicycles and crocs, and girls in pencil skirts and high heels (mostly seen on the way to and from the train station). Not an important area at all, I just happen to live there.

Awesome, right? One of my main reasons for loving Tokyo is that there's something for every taste, and a neighborhood for every interest. Every. Single. Thing.

I got to go to bed now, thanks for reading!