Osaka ranked seventh and Tokyo tenth in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2026 Global Liveability Index. Japan was the only Asian country with two cities in the top 10. Josh Grisdale, who has used a power wheelchair in Tokyo for 18 years, can show up at almost any station and get where he's going by rail or bus without reservations. A 700-year-old camphor tree grows straight through the roof of Kayashima Station near Osaka. Previously:• RIP Donald Shoup: parking reform visionary who changed cities• Explore Tokyo's subway system in 3D