The garden of Tokyo: it's the world's most expensive city, overcrowded and endlessly under construction. So what's the attraction? Why do so many people choose to live in Tokyo?(Cover Story) From: Look Japan | Date: July 1, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Look Japan, Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

MORE and more people are living right in the heart of the capital city.

The year before last, publishing company employee Saito Hiro (pseudonym) bought a re-sale apartment in a location that was 38 minutes from his home to work door to door. He bought a top-floor south-facing apartment where from the windows he can see the high-rise buildings of Ikebukuro and Shinjuku, Tokyo Tower and, on fine days, the planes taking off and landing at Haneda Airport. From late autumn to...