Japan's bullet train, or the "shinkansen" at Tokyo station

Bullseye for the bullet

Steve McKenna ignores an early misfire as he puts one of the world's best rail systems to the test.

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Japan

Street smart: Jingu-Mae, Tokyo

IT HAS been described as Tokyo's answer to the Champs-Elysees, albeit with fewer poodles and more kitschy-cool stores.

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Shops and pedestrians on Takeshita-dori, main street and focal point of Harajuku district's teenage culture.

Playing the swap card

Susan Redman and her family bypass hotels to make themselves at home in someone else's.

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Tradition and techno ... the Imperial Palace.

24 hours in Tokyo

With just $36 in his pocket, John Lee makes the most of a day in one of the world's most expensive cities.

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