Tokyo Metro: Discovering The Unexpected Backbone of the City

When I look back on my trips to Tokyo, a handful of experiences rise to the top. Most of them are what you'd expect from travel: iconic destinations, hidden restaurants, shrines tucked between skyscrapers. But one of the most vivid and meaningful memories for me, was something I never planned to see or pursue. Something that happened entirely in the in-between moments.

It was the Tokyo Metro.