Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward has been chosen as the most "Sensuous City" among 134 in Japan, according to a new city ranking report released by a Tokyo-based think tank Thursday.
To produce a ranking somewhat different from conventional ones, Home's Research Institute conducted an online survey of 18,300 residents living in the cities, including prefectural capitals and ordinance-designated cities. In Tokyo, each of its 23 wards as well as its suburban cities were surveyed. Osaka and Yokohama are also divided by their wards.
"We wanted to make a new measuring ruler (for people) to view cities," said Manjo Shimahara, who heads the institute, which is operated by Tokyo-based IT firm Next Co. Next runs a major real estate database service.