Reflecting on this, I’ve been to maybe a dozen cities in the US and this is “technically true” too.

Maybe what I want to say is convenience. In Tokyo, you might take 1-2 trains routes, tops, to get anywhere. Then it’s also a very pleasant walk to get to your destination.

Where In Seattle, Philadelphia, Austin, and New York, those cities have a lot of routes. But then you’re walking in some sketchy places, or it’s next to a highway or wide open parking lots. Some cities don’t even have good routes. Like my city, to get from 20th Street to 100th street, I have to ride to the hub on 1st street, to then take another bus. It’s like an L-shape.

Maybe those cities aren’t big enough. Kyoto, imo, also would fail my convenience test. Where Osaka, another major city, would pass it.