Scenes in Tokyo: then and now

Combination photo shows Nakamise Street in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 1964 (top), celebrating as the host country of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and the same area on June 14, 2017, showing tourists taking a selfie (below). According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of tourists from abroad grew from around 350,000 in 1964 to around 24 million in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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