For the second straight year Tokyo has topped the list of the most livable cities in the annual Quality of Life Survey conducted by the British lifestyle magazine Monocle.

According to the survey recently released on the magazine's website, Tokyo came first due to "a balance of hi-tech efficiency and traditional neighborhood values."

"It might be a megalopolis but life in the Japanese capital is a master class in low-rise, leafy, pedestrian-friendly living," it said.