Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Tokyo Stroll is for travelers who want to wander the streets and discover the city as it unfolds before their eyes. Select neighborhoods are profiled with detailed maps identifying locations and landmarks of interest. There is no start at point A and go to point B prescribed route. Instead readers are encouraged to wander as whimsy takes them. Food, shopping, and sights at every turn are provided with descriptions and over 150 maps to aid discovery. Includes detailed notes on etiquette, money, and travel. Indexed.
Synopsis
Adventuring, wandering, discovery: this is the guidebook to Tokyo that Japan lovers and the curious have been waiting for.
Synopsis
Tokyo Stroll is the best guidebook for travelers who want to wander the streets and discover the city as it unfolds before their eyes. There is no "start at point A and go to point B" prescribed route. Instead you are invited to wander as whimsy takes you. This guide includes:
Over 600 locations to satisfy any interest including historical sites, art museums, upscale ryotei dining, traditional craft shops, shrines and temples, and remarkable architecture both traditional and stunningly modern22 neighborhoods of Tokyo to experience, from the bright, bustling Shibuya to the serene shrines and temples of lesser-known Yanesen
150 maps to help you navigate, download the map markers for locations in Tokyo Stroll to your phone or tablet for easy access75 full-page photos
Practical advice on preparing your trip, with information on the best times of year to go, as well as how to use public transport and change money when you get thereA primer on useful phrases and etiquette so you're never left wondering
Day trips to get you out of the city with advice on transportationA focus on history and businesses that have stood the test of time, often over 100 years
A glossary of Japanese terms and an index