Tomoko Suzuki's boyfriend gave her a special birthday present this year -- a night view of the Tokyo metropolis from an altitude of 600 meters and at speeds up to 200 kph.
"I'm really happy," said an excited Suzuki, an office worker from Saitama Prefecture, as she disembarked from the helicopter at its port near Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.
"I sat next to the pilot and saw (the city) spotted with lights like jewels," she said, describing her night bird's view of the capital's skyscrapers and cars.