This \u201cCrypto City\u201d guide looks at Tokyo\u2019s crypto culture, the city\u2019s most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure, at which retailers accept crypto and where you can find blockchain education courses \u2014 and there\u2019s even a short history with all the juicy details of famous controversies and collapses.<\/i><\/p>\n
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City: <\/b>Tokyo<\/p>\n
Country: <\/b>Japan<\/p>\n
Population:<\/b> 14M<\/p>\n
Founded: <\/b>1603<\/p>\n
Language:<\/b> Japanese<\/p>\n
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The largest city in Japan \u2014 actually an amalgamation of 23 different wards \u2014 is well known for its quirky cafes, famous nightlife, and that mix of modern and ancient which continues to make the country a popular draw for tourists. Many visitors from around the world are often surprised at Tokyo\u2019s massive \u2014 yet nearly perfectly on time \u2014 transit system that can carry them from Narita Airport<\/strong> all the way to the southern city of Kagoshima within a day.<\/p>\n Before becoming the high-tech modern city it grew to be in the 1970s and \u201880s, Tokyo started as a small fishing village named Edo. The shogun \u2014 essentially the highest leader in Japan, whose influence rivaled the emperor\u2019s \u2014 established a military government in the area in the early 17th century. However, the city received its namesake as the \u201ceastern capital\u201d at the start of the period known as the Meiji Restoration, when the imperial capital in Kyoto<\/strong> was moved to Edo.<\/p>\n Tokyo has been home to two summer Olympics<\/strong>, in 1964 and 2021, and hosts sumo tournaments, baseball games and international conferences in addition to being the setting of movies like Godzilla<\/strong>, Kill Bill<\/strong>, You Only Live Twice<\/strong>\u00a0and many others. Though often portrayed in the media as a homogeneous culture of people packed tightly together, a number of foreign nationals reside in Tokyo\u2019s 23 wards with a variety of political viewpoints alongside their Japanese neighbors.<\/p>\n Many consider Japan as a country with a social system of insiders and outsiders, permeating every aspect of life in the country, from time with families to the legal system. Children with successful jobs often live with, or house, their parents for decades, and the work culture \u2014 while seemingly aimed at promoting a sense of camaraderie \u2014 has been criticized for exceptionally long hours, few vacations and an inflexibility for solutions outside of the box.<\/p>\n Even before the pandemic shut Japan\u2019s borders to most temporary visitors, less than 3% of the country\u2019s 126 million people were non-Japanese citizens, but there are reports the percentage may be three times larger in Tokyo. The country faces challenges including a rising aging population, courts with an unrealistically high conviction rate and underrepresentation from women in government and business.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bitcoin Ads in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo pic.twitter.com\/P7KGMLoMCn<\/a><\/p>\n — Sebastien \ud83c\udfde (@borgetsebastien) March 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n