Sure, everyone knows something about Tokyo: its grander-than-grand fish market, Tsukiji; its imperial palace, floating, dreamlike, in the center of the city; its extravagant street fashions that are, two decades on, still a source of inspiration to designers around the world. But although what we know about Tokyo is fascinating, colorful, and compelling enough, the city's real pleasures are in fact smaller and subtle...yet just as transporting. Explore a little and you'll quickly realize that beyond the neon, the bustle, and the technology is really a series of village-like neighborhoods, each with their own shrine or temple, traditional sweets shop and udon stands, and mom-and-pop stores—all connected by the best public transportation system in the world. So forget what you know: What you'll discover is the stuff you'll never forget.