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No. 4: Tokyo

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No. 4: Tokyo

The sun continues to shine on Japan's vivacious capital. With the highest number of Global 500 companies in the world calling Tokyo home and a highly educated population—Tokyo boasts the world's highest ratio of university-educated residents—Japan's largest city is certain to remain a global leader. But Tokyo isn't just all work and no play. Visitors and residents have countless choices for dining out: Tokyo's international cuisine is ranked second worldwide. The city also finishes a respectable seventh in the availability of museums.