A Conde Nast Traveler survey that asked some of the world’s most affluent and worldly globetrotters to name their favourite cities has crowned Tokyo the world’s best city of 2017.

Some cities can leave their visitors disheartened, deceived and heavy with disappointment, while others leave their visitors inspired and exhilarated – consistently. In the 2017 edition of CN Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards, the city that never disappoints is Tokyo, where neon-lit skyscrapers coexist with temples, shrines and ancient forests.