Make the rounds of all 29 stations on the Yamanote Line and Tokyo no longer appears a cohesive city.

BBC: Seeing Tokyo along the Yamanote Line

Heading north from Tokyo Station, the Yamanote Line traces the gradual lowering of the skyline though Kanda, Akihabara and Okachimachi to Ueno.

BBC: Seeing Tokyo along the Yamanote Line

Their haunts include smoky yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) stands crammed under the Yamanote Line tracks and raucous beer halls, like Beer Lion.

BBC: Seeing Tokyo along the Yamanote Line