sakura blossoms
Japan is a special country, unlike any other. You expect something special from her, probably UFOs flying around the city. But that doesn't happen. Even Tokyo during the day will disappoint you a little. But the night comes and everything is seen in a different light. You can talk about this country for a long time, about its architecture, the highest quality of service (this is the only country at the entrance to which I heard "A huge request, do not tip the staff. Do not spoil the Japanese for us, this is not accepted here"). In short, I dream of visiting this country again.
About the MERCURY hotel. I don’t even know what to write, everything is super! A toilet with a remote control (you sit down immediately the seat is heated, you get up the air freshener turns on), the mirror does not fog up. In the room there is a teapot with tea, coffee, etc. Bathrobes, combs, toothpaste, TV-plasma. Well damn, in a word, let's live like this!
You wrote very correctly - you are waiting for something supernatural, but it seems to be not there. In fact, it is, but it is something subtle, barely perceptible. Japan does not fall on its head with a bucket of technology. It dissolves the old hardened consciousness and winds its own, subtle, kind, bright. But does it smoothly. Almost imperceptibly.
What about Tokyo at night?
Вы очень правильно написали — ждёшь чего-то сверхъестественного, а его вроде и нет. На самом деле оно есть, но это что-то тонкое, едва уловимое. Япония не падает на голову ведром технологий. Она растворяет старое заскорузлое сознание и навивает своё, тонкое, доброе, светлое. Но делает это плавно. Почти незаметно.
А что по поводу Токио ночью-то?