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True or false: Narita Airport handles most domestic flights into Tokyo.

f. Haneda Airport primarily handles domestic flights into Tokyo. Narita Airport, located in Chiba prefecture, handles mainly international flights.

Which train line travels in a continuous loop around central Tokyo?

Yamanote Line. The Yamanote Line can be used to view all of central Tokyo. Trains run in both directions and the ticket costs the same, even if you take the longer way around the loop to your station.

Tokyo Tower provides an excellent view of the city (when the smog levels aren't too high). How high is the "Special Observation Platform"?

250 m. The most convenient train station for Tokyo Tower is Kamiya-cho on the Hibiya Line.

You've come to Tokyo to buy armloads of electronics - cameras, stereos, computers, mobile phones etc. Where can you find "Electric Town", the discount electronics capital?

Akihabara. The area around Akihabara Station is packed with electronics stores. It is two stations from Tokyo Station on the Yamanote Line.

Which baseball team plays home games at Jingu Stadium?

Yakult Swallows. The Swallows play in the central league. It's a good option to see a Swallows game as it's very difficult to obtain tickets to see the Yomiuri Giants play at Tokyo Dome.

Which area of Tokyo is known for its high-class shopping and was the first part of the city to be modernised in the nineteenth-century?

Ginza. The modernisation included Japan's first department store and western-style buildings. Ginza station is serviced by the Hibiya, Maranouchi and Ginza subway lines.

A popular meeting point at Shibuya train station is a statue of a dog known as what?

Hachiko. Hachiko is said to have waited for his master everyday for ten years at Shibuya station, unaware that he had died.

You'd like to travel from Shibuya to Asakusa. Which is the most direct train line?

Ginza Line. The Ginza subway line begins at Shibuya Station and terminates at Asakusa Station.

What is the name of the famous temple located in Asakusa?

Senso-ji. Senso-ji was destroyed in World War II and rebuilt by 1950.

If you are at Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium, what sport are you watching?

sumo. Tournaments are held there each year in January, May and September.