Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
TOKYO — This is a big city, much bigger than Chicago. In fact, by most estimates the Tokyo megalopolis is the largest in the world, around 37 million people. The city of Tokyo itself is about 14 million, the rest is six neighboring “prefectures,” as they call them here.
One way to get an idea of how large this city is, is to go to Tokyo Skytree.