Tokyo

Ginza in Tokyo is known as one of the world’s most exclusive shopping districts, filled with luxury boutiques and perfectly polished facades. But it’s only when you leave the main streets behind that a completely different Ginza reveals itself – basement bars, local restaurants tucked beneath the train tracks, and rain-soaked backstreets far from the usual tourist trails.

Tokyo is hundreds of impressions in a minute, thousands in a day. It feels as though the city never stands still. And yet, there is a sense of calm here – quiet backstreets and peaceful temples just a block away from some of the busiest intersections in the world.