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Tokyo (City Guide) | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Bender
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 221529
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 298
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 1740598768
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781740598767
ASIN: 1740598768
Publication Date: August 1, 2006
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Product Description
Maybe it’s wandering through the flashing forest of neon in Shibuya and Shinjuku. Sushi for breakfast at Tsukiji Fish Market. A shopping trip in Harajuku to check out the independent designers. Or maybe it’s as simple as a bowl of whisked green tea in a centuries-old garden. Wherever you find your Tokyo moment, one thing’s for sure: this smart and streetwise guidebook has the city covered.
Sleep In Style – informative reviews of the best luxury hotels, traditional ryokan and top-value budget options make the decisions easy.
Navigate With Ease – clear and detailed maps with Japanese script take you where you want to go.
Treat Yourself – our authors have hand-picked the best designer wares, specialist music stores, tucked-away shopping streets and more.
Feast Like A Local – discerning reviews deliver the gems, from decadent kaiseki to mouth-watering sashimi.
Escape For A Day – head for the traditional temples of Nikko and Kamakura, or soak your bones in an onsen; our Excursions chapter has all the best tips.
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Beautiful! June 2, 2008
This is really a beautiful book, with lots of colorful pictures and everythig. It's very concise and small, what is really good and easy to carry.
It does not have as many information as other books, but is one of the best I've ever purchased.
I reccomend.
Great litle book, could be better. March 22, 2008
First of all let me say that I do love this book. Next time I head to Tokyo, it will be in my bag. That said, I think the book could have gone a bit better in actually making a specific Akihabara section of the book, as it is, Akihabara is kind of mashed into the rest of Tokyo when it is a very distinct part of the town with excellent shopping opportunities. Mentioning what goes on in Akihabara on Sunday would be good too. Having a section on cheap eats would be good too, most of the places listed in the book are all higher class. Having some of the little one counter shops listed where you buy a ticket to select your meal would make it a bit more of a fun book.
Colorful, fun and travel-sized! October 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had no idea this book was so small until I received it, and I don't mind it at all. I have other Japan travel books by Frommer's and Fodor's so this thin book was a blessing.
Another reviewer mentioned needing a magnifying glass to read, but I can read it fine and so can my husband -- we're twenty-somethings and he wears glasses -- so I think that if you have grandchildren or existing eyesight problems then yes, it might be an issue.
For me, the bright colors behind the text were no problem. I love how colorful everything is -- EVERY page is in color. Great photos and summaries of the top "must do" attractions.
The descriptions are short to keep the size of the book down, but they list all essential info: name in english AND hiragana/kanji/katakana (really handy!), address, hours of operation, admission fees (if applicable), a URL if they have one and what train to take to what stop and even what exit to use from the station. AWESOME.
The only blemish on this otherwise amazing book is the foldout map. Mind you the map itself is helpful as heck, what with the Tokyo subway system map included, close-ups of three popular neighborhoods, every sight listed in the book listed on the map with appropriate designations (a2, d4, etc), and even helpful phrases such as "hello" and "two beers please." However, the perforation on my copy was poor and the map was glued in VERY crooked. While trying to carefully pull the map out like was intended, it pulled the cover from the back of the book. I should have just cut it with scissors in retrospect, but that was the point of the map: to pull it out easily. When I got it loose, it was difficult to pull the excess paper from the perforation. So just cut out your map out of your copy of the book and you won't have any problems!
Oh, and the super-glossy parts of the front and back covers are just slick as hell.
 Where's the magnifying glass ????? October 1, 2007
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book needs to come with a free magnifying glass.
I recently purchased the 2007 edition of Tokyo Encounter by Lonely Planet. We will be flying to Tokyo in November, 2007. They condensed the size of this book to fit into a pocket and as a result, the print is tiny and difficult to read. In fact, much of the print actually cannot be read without straining the eyes or needing a magnifying glass. The highlighted areas are shaded in pinks, greens, blues and the print on those shaded areas is ridiculously even more reduced to the point it cannot be read. This book is only for those with 20/10 vision and for those who carry along a pocket magnifying glass. Otherwise, don't spend your money.
boring, but incredibly useful September 28, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
When we were planning our trip to Japan, we purchased The Rough Guide to Japan and The Lonely Planet Guide to Tokyo. Reading through the Lonely Planet Guide, I found very little that sounded worth doing or seeing. The same items described in The Rough Guide were much more intriguing. So I chose what to see and do based on The Rough Guide.
Close to the time of our trip, someone who had just been to Japan recommended The Time Out Guide to Tokyo for the maps. But when it came time for planning the details of the tour - where the chosen attractions were located, when they were open, and how to get from here to there, the maps and the details in the descriptions in The Lonely Planet Guide were far more useful than those in the other two books. For practical use, I have given this book four stars.
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