After reading the article I was ready to book a one way ticket to Barcelona! City looks amazing, the traffic diagrams are on point, and I just love the sound of

After reading the article I was ready to book a one way ticket to Barcelona! City looks amazing, the traffic diagrams are on point, and I just love the sound of the word "superblock" (so nintendo). But after reading all the HN comments, I think I'm good where I am... Tokyo is amazing without a car. Most people live on the outskirts, which is still only 20 or 30 minutes away by train, and without a car, there is no search for parking. Trains come every 5 minutes. Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ginza, Akiharabara, Harajuku... Of course, the money and sacrifices made for infrastructure are insane. LA is amazing with a car as long as you know the freeway exits and know where to park. Santa Monica, DTLA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Koreatown, San Gabriel.. Good food, good people, good weather, and wide straight streets (compared to Japan). It's a little spread out, and DTLA is still a bit too tiny and too dirty to brag about, but culturally, it has to be the melting pot capital of the universe. You can't tell if someone is rich or poor, black or white, high or drunk, a man or a woman... and no one could care less. Good freedom. But my favorite city so far has to be Fukuoka. A miniature Tokyo, but with better food, lower cost of living, and is small enough to get around with a bicycle. Very attractive dialect, and very attractive people. It's also an hour to Tokyo by plane, and business men ride 747s like getting on a train. I'm currently in LA.