Insight Guides Explore Tokyo (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Pocket-sized travel guides featuring the very best routes and itineraries.

Discover the best of Tokyo with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions like the Imperial Palace, Yanaka, Shibuya, Shinjuku National Park and Asakusa, to discovering hidden gems, including the hot springs, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will save you time, help you plan and enhance your visit to Tokyo.

Practical, pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this is the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Tokyo.

- Over 16 walks and tours: detailed itineraries feature all the best places to visit, including where to eat along the way
- Local highlights: discover what makes the area special, its top attractions and unique sights, and be inspired by stunning imagery
- Insider recommendations: where to stay and what to do, from active pursuits to themed trips
- Hand-picked places: find your way to great hotels, restaurants and nightlife using the comprehensive listings
- Practical maps: get around with ease and follow the walks and tours using the detailed maps 
- Informative tips: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping
- Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience
- Covers: The Imperial Palace, Marunouchi and Gina, Roppongi and Akasaka, Aoyama and Harajuku, Shibuya and Ebisu, Shinjuku, Yanaka and Ueno, Ikebukuro and Mejirodai, Asakusa, Fukagawa and Ryogkoku, Tsukudajima and Toyosu, Odaiba, Kawagoe, Kamakura and Enoshima, Hakone and Nikko

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Travel
• Japan
• East
• Asia

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781839051821
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Best Routes
The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.
Directory
Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, plus a handy language guide and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Recommended Routes For...
Art enthusiasts
Children
Escaping the crowds
Food and drink
Historical Tokyo
Parks and gardens
Science and technology
Shopping
Explore Tokyo
Tradition and culture
Getting around
Life in Tokyo
Diversity and courtesy
Climate
Fabulous festivals
Shaky ground
Escaping the city
National holidays
Food & Drink
Where to eat
What will it cost?
Japanese cuisine
Sushi and sashimi
Hotpots
Grilled food
Noodles
Kaiseki ryori
Finishing touches
Sweets
Coffee and tea
Alcoholic drinks
Rice wine
Shopping
Department stores and malls
Electronics
Fashion
Traditional crafts
Shopping rules
Sports & Entertainment
Sports
Sumo
Baseball
Football
Theatre and dance
Bunraku
Kabuki
Noh
Western-style theatre
Classical music and ballet
Contemporary dance
Butoh
Popular music
Martial arts
National Theatre
Listings
History: Key Dates
Pre-Edo periods
Edo Period (1603–1868)
Meiji Period (1868–1912)
Taisho and Showa periods (1912–89)
Heisei Period (1989–2019)
The Imperial Palace & Around
Yasukuni-jinja
Yushukan
Kitanomaru Park
Around the Imperial Palace East Garden
Wadakura Fountain Park
Hibiya Park
Marunouchi & Ginza
Marunouchi
Idemitsu Museum of Art
Tokyo International Forum
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
Artizon Museum
Ginza
Kabuki-za
Shiseido Gallery
Old Imperial Bar
Roppongi & Akasaka
Roppongi
Tokyo Midtown
Nogi-jinja
Gallery Ma
National Art Centre, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills
Tokyo Tower
Zojo-ji
Shakaden
Musée Tomo
Akasaka
Kantei
Hie-jinja
Aoyama & Harajuku
Aoyama
Nezu Museum of Art
Harajuku
Design and shrines
Cutting-edge shopping
Ota Memorial Museum of Art
Yoyogi Park
Shibuya & Ebisu
Shibuya
Hachiko Statue
Tokyo Wonder Site
Interesting shops
Shibuya 109
Shibuya Hikarie
Ebisu
Two museums
Shinjuku
West Shinjuku
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office
Shinjuku Park Tower
Tokyo Opera City
Sumitomo Building
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art
Shomben Yokocho
East Shinjuku
Shinjuku-dori
Takashimaya Times Square
Shinjuku National Garden
Hanazono-jinja
Golden Gai
Kabukicho
Yanaka & Ueno
Yanaka cemetery and environs
Asakura Choso Museum
Yanaka Ginza
Along Sansakizaka
Daien-ji
SCAI The Bathhouse
Yoshidaya Sake-ten
Jomyo-in
Ueno Park
Tokyo National Museum
National Museum of Nature and Science
Two art museums
Tosho-gu
Saigo Takamori Statue
Shinobazu Pond and Benten-do
Shitamachi Museum
Ameya Yokocho
Ikebukuro & Mejirodai
West Ikebukuro
Rikkyo University
Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan
East Ikebukuro
Sunshine City
Zoshigaya Cemetry
Gokoku-ji
Mejirodai
St Mary’s Cathedral
Chinzan-So
Asakusa
Senso-ji
Nakamise-dori
The central compound
Asakusa Hanayashiki
Quirky stores
Tokyo Skytree
Fukagawa & Ryogoku
Fukagawa
Kiyosumi Garden
Three bridges
Fukagawa Fudo-do
Tomioka Hachiman-gu
Ryogoku
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Yokoami Park
Kyu-Yasuda Garden
Ryogoku Kokugikan
Tsukudajima and Toyosu
Tsukudajima
Tsukudako Bridge
Sumiyoshi-jinja
Toyosu Market
Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu
Odaiba
Tokyo Big Sight
Around Miraikan
DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
Odaiba beach
Rainbow Bridge
Kawagoe
Kumano-jinja
Around Ichiban-gai
Remains of Kawagoe Castle
Taisho Romance Street
Kita-in
Gohyaku Rakan
Kamakura & Enoshima
Kamakura
Tokei-ji
Kencho-ji
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu
Hase
Enoshima
Place to stay
Hakone
Hakone-Yumoto
Hakone Tozan Railway
Fujiya Hotel
Hakone Open-Air Museum
Hakone Art Museum
Owakudani
Around Lake Ashino
Hakone Barrier
Hakone Gongen
Hatajuku
Tenzan Notemburo
Places to stay
Tourist information
Nikko
Tosho-gu
Shin-kyo Bridge
Rinno-ji
Yomei-mon
Ieyasu’s Mausoleum
Futarasan-jinja
Taiyuin-byo
Nikko Tosho-gu Museum of Art
Meiji-no-Yakata
Entry charges
Places to stay
Accommodation
Marunouchi and Ginza
Roppongi and Akasaka
Aoyama
Shibuya
Shinjuku
Yanaka and Ueno
Ikebukuro and Mejirodai
Sunshine City
Asakusa
Tsukiji and Odaiba
Restaurants
Marunouchi and Ginza
Roppongi and Akasaka
Aoyama and Harajuku
Shibuya and Ebisu
Shinjuku
Shinagawa and Meguro
Yanaka and Ueno
Ikebukuro and Mejirodai
Asakusa and Ryogoku
Tsukiji and Odaiba
Kagurazaka, Suidobashi, Ochanomizu, Kanda and Akihabara
Nightlife
Bars
Gay venues
Live jazz
Live popular music
Dance clubs
A-Z
A
Addresses
B
Budgeting
C
Children
Clothing
Crime and safety
Customs
D
Disabled travellers
E
Earthquakes
Electricity
Embassies
Emergency numbers
Etiquette
G
Green issues
H
Health and medical care
Hours and holidays
Public holidays
I
Internet
L
Language
LGBTQ travellers
Lost property
M
Maps
Media
Money
P
Police
Post
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Tourist information
Transport
Arrival by air
Narita Airport to the city
Haneda Airport to the city
Arrival by road
Arrival by train
Transportation within Tokyo
V
Visas
Language
Useful words and phrases
Getting around
Eating out
Numbers
Days of the week
Technology
Books and Film
Books
Fiction
Non-fiction
Film


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