Lived 2 years in Tokyo. Could not stand it. The noise, the low ceilings (I am 1m90). Insulation seems unheard of.
Now we moved to the countryside, baby is much happier here. Can run, can jump. The teenager can finally play guitar and piano, something she had zero place to do in Tokyo. I now have a room where I can do some little electronics. Impossible in Tokyo.
Tokyo is a city that grinds lives, it is chilling to witness.