Do these options have different nuances or feelings or meanings?
"Tokyo is fun because it's got all
1) the newest, most trendy stuff,
2) the newest, trendiest stuff,
3) the newest and most trendy stuff,
4) the newest and trendiest stuff
but on the other hand, Kyoto has so many historic buildings so I really feel connected to its history."
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As Buga Goksu mentioned, all convey the same meaning. In terms of grammar, however, whichever one you use, I would put a comma after “buildings” since you are connecting two independent sentences. As an aside, if you are saying that you feel connected to Kyoto’s history in particular, then, using “its” is fine. If you meant that you felt connected to history, or Japanese history, in general, then, omit it. Thus:
“Tokyo is fun because it's got all the newest and most trendy stuff, but on the other hand, Kyoto has so many historic buildings, so I really feel connected to its history.”
“Tokyo is fun because it's got all the newest, trendiest stuff, but on the other hand, I really feel connected to the past since Kyoto has so many historic buildings.”
Finally, in terms of style, to eliminate the “history/historic” redundancy, perhaps, rearrange the sentence, and use “the past” instead, as I have done above. It all just depends on what exactly you are trying to convey…
I hope that this helps you. While I am not a teacher, I am a native speaker, Jonathan.
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May I have native speakers' opinions?
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Thank you. :)
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I think the option 3 is the best one. But other options are correct too. The meaning of the sentence is never gonna change anyway.
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