TOKYO – At 47 storeys above the hubbub of Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district, the loud rumble of trains pulling into and out of the world’s busiest railway station gets reduced to a whisper.
The gentle white noise – audible if you focus hard enough – forms the soothing soundtrack to my recent stay at Bellustar Tokyo, high above one of the Japanese capital’s messiest yet most vibrant neighbourhoods.
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