Can -Hime- be trusted on her statement?

We used this argument against Showa using Hikari as the NPC. We have Showa. Just saying.

They also moved Hikari to Showa, and that was one NPC and not an entire town.

I'm just wondering if people have romaticized Neo Tokyo far too much. And for that matter, world tours in general. Most of them add no new lasting content and are only good for patch fodder.