Frommer's Tokyo

✍ Scribed by Beth Reiber

• Publisher: Frommers
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 355
• Series: Frommer's Complete Guides
• Edition: 12
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

• Expert advice from an experienced author. Our Frommer's Tokyo author was the first US resident appointed a YOKOSO! Japan Ambassador by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism for her many years writing about Japan. She will provide valuable insights and advice and will show you the real heart of Tokyo.
• Comprehensive and clear directions for navigating a fast-paced and often overwhelming city.
• The best of every neighborhood, including swanky shops in the Ginza district, the Imperial Palace (home of Japan's emperor) in the Hibiya district, sumo wrestling stadiums in the town of Ryogoku, and elaborate "lolita" (baby doll) and "cosplay" (anime character) outfits you'll see teenagers wearing in the Harijuku district.
• Options for every price point, from luxury business hotels to cheap, miniscule "capsule hotels," from restaurants serving exquisite kaiseki feasts to stand-up noodle houses, from high-end bars and clubs in the Ginza district to happy hours and dive bars in Shinjuku and Roppongi.
• A handy glossary of everyday expressions and menu terms, and our unique and indispensable Japanese character translations to help you spot establishments' signs.
• Side trips to Kamakura, Nikko, Mashiko, Yokahama, Mount Fuji, and more.

✦ Table of Contents

FROMMER'S TOKYO, 12TH EDITION......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
LIST OF MAPS......Page 7
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 8
CHAPTER 1: THE BEST OF TOKYO......Page 11
THE BEST TRAVEL EXPERIENCES......Page 12
THE BEST THINGS TO DO FOR FREE (OR ALMOST)......Page 13
THE BEST NEIGHBORHOODS FOR GETTING LOST......Page 14
THE BEST MUSEUMS......Page 15
CHAPTER 2: TOKYO IN DEPTH......Page 16
TOKYO TODAY......Page 17
LOOKING BACK: TOKYO HISTORY......Page 21
SHRINES & TEMPLES: RELIGION IN JAPAN......Page 28
TOKYO IN POPULAR CULTURE: BOOKS & FILM......Page 29
EATING & DRINKING IN TOKYO......Page 32
WHEN TO GO......Page 39
SOCIAL SKILLS 101......Page 45
DEALING WITH THE LANGUAGE BARRIER......Page 48
RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL......Page 50
SPECIAL-INTEREST TOURS & CLASSES......Page 51
GETTING TO KNOW TOKYO......Page 53
BEST BETS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 72
VERY EXPENSIVE......Page 74
EXPENSIVE......Page 83
MODERATE......Page 91
INEXPENSIVE......Page 99
PRACTICAL INFORMATION......Page 107
BEST BETS FOR DINING......Page 116
IN OR NEAR THE GINZA......Page 118
AROUND TOKYO STATION— MARUNOUCHI & NIHOMBASHI......Page 125
TSUKIJI......Page 126
ASAKUSA......Page 128
UENO......Page 130
SHINJUKU......Page 132
HARAJUKU & AOYAMA......Page 136
SHIBUYA......Page 143
EBISU......Page 146
ROPPONGI & NISHI AZABU......Page 147
AKASAKA......Page 154
AKIHABARA/KANDA......Page 157
RESTAURANT ESSENTIALS......Page 160
CHAPTER 6: WHAT TO SEE & DO......Page 163
THE TOP ATTRACTIONS......Page 166
FIVE UNFORGETTABLE WAYS TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN JAPANESE CULTURE......Page 172
PARKS & GARDENS......Page 176
SHRINES & TEMPLES......Page 179
MORE MUSEUMS......Page 180
SPECTACULAR CITY VIEWS......Page 193
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS......Page 194
SPECTATOR SPORTS......Page 197
WALKING TOUR 1: ASAKUSA......Page 199
WALKING TOUR 2: HARAJUKU & AOYAMA......Page 205
WALKING TOUR 3: UENO......Page 210
WALKING TOUR 4: YANAKA......Page 215
THE SHOPPING SCENE......Page 223
SHOPPING A TO Z......Page 225
CHAPTER 9: TOKYO AFTER DARK......Page 247
THE PERFORMING ARTS......Page 249
THE CLUB & MUSIC SCENE......Page 252
THE BAR SCENE......Page 258
GAY & LESBIAN BARS......Page 267
MOVIE THEATERS......Page 268
KAMAKURA......Page 270
NIKKO......Page 277
YOKOHAMA......Page 286
HAKONE......Page 291
MOUNT FUJI......Page 300
IZU PENINSULA......Page 302
GETTING THERE......Page 308
GETTING AROUND......Page 311
CHAPTER 12: USEFUL JAPANESE PHRASES......Page 336
INDEX......Page 345
ACCOMMODATIONS INDEX......Page 352
RESTAURANTS INDEX......Page 353