Tokyo Travel Guide + Map: Tuttle Travel Pack - (Tuttle Travel Guide & Map) by Rob Goss (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

For travelers who want to experience everything Tokyo has to offer, look no further than Tokyo Tuttle Travel Pack. From strolling the winding alleys of the city's traditional neighborhoods to exploring its ultra-modern, neon-soaked streets, this comprehensive Tokyo guide delivers it all. Readers will learn where to enjoy the finest Japanese cuisine and cutting-edge contemporary art, centuries-old temples and gleaming modern architecture, and all of the other wonderful elements that make Tokyo the world's most mesmerizing city.

If visitors want to leave behind the urban sprawl, travel writer Rob Goss points them toward the ancient seaside capital of Kamakura and the gilded mausoleums at Nikko. Ambitious hikers can climb Mount Fuji--or just enjoy it from a distance while soaking in one of the natural hot spring baths in nearby Hakone. Easy to use and easy to carry, this guidebook provides a useful pull-out map of Tokyo and is organized into four simple chapters:

• Tokyo's Best Sights highlights thirteen not-to-be-missed experiences
• Exploring Tokyo guides readers to the top attractions in each district
• Author's Recommendations details the best hotels and restaurants, night spots, kid-friendly activities, shopping areas, and more
• Travel Facts provides essential information from useful Japanese phrases to money, transports, visas, and much more.

  
  
  

  Review Quotes

  
  
  
  "...for many travelers -- such as those just spending a short time in the city or those who have a few free days during a business trip -- this book is just what they need...comprehensive in scope and brief in descriptions, packing in information about popular places most people would want to see: shrines, temples, cheap restaurants, fine dining, hiking trails and shopping districts...It's a classic travel guide that includes a pull-out map, and it comes in a size small enough to carry around in a purse or jacket pocket." --About.com
  
  "All in all, Tuttle Travel Pack Tokyo is a well-designed and practical guide for the first-time visitor to Japan's capital as well as to foreign residents keen on learning as fast and as much about the city as possible." --Japan Reference blog
  
  "Possibly every information that you might need for a convenient Tokyo travel guide is packed within this compact guidebook! A pull-out map is even included within its pages, so what more can you ask for?" --I Am Aileen blog
  
  "The Tuttle Travel Pack Tokyo, with its thin and handy size, contains everything you need for a memorable trip to Japan." --Japan Travel blog
  
  "The slim, 98-page book fits in neatly in your handbag, and comes with a large, detailed map. It's concise, light reading and gives the first-timer to Tokyo all you need to know about the city. There's also plenty of insider local knowledge so you can really get the most out of your visit." --Simply Fabulicious blog
  

  
  
  

  About the Author

  
  
  Rob Goss who has lived in Japan for 15 years, regularly contributes to magazines such as Time and National Geographic Traveler and has contributed to Japanese guidebooks for publishers such as Fodor's, Rough Guides, Insight Guides and Tuttle Publishing. His Travel Pack Japan, published by Tuttle, recently won the 2013 North American Travel Journalists Association Gold Award in the travel book/guide category.