After gazing at this photo, you might be tempted to say that Tokyo is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Though in saying that, you’d also be objectively wrong. Converted in the 1870s, Tokyo is not a city but rather a prefecture, which is a fancy way of saying that it maintains governmental bodies larger than cities, towns and villages. FYI: Tokyo is the Japanese-dubbed “metropolis” prefecture, whereas other highly-populated places like Kyoto and Osaka are deemed urban prefectures.

While a good portion of the capital city’s 13.2 million denizens is aging, the exhilarating pace and vibrant settings in this video would lead you to think otherwise.

Boasting a population of over 8,000,000, Tokyo’s skyscrapers serve a purpose beyond dazzling their nighttime spectators.