Lonely Planet Tokyo (Travel Guide)

Lovely book packed full of useful tips for travelling around Tokyo

An excellent little companion for your Tokyo trip. Nice to read on the plane and compact in my bag. Very useful stuff as usual for lonely planet. Well written and easy to dip into.

Post -internet, of course, travel guides such as this might well have begun to seem outdated, and this process would certainly have been exacerbated by Covid. Travellers will be aware that vast swathes of cities all over the world have never recovered from that, and it has probably permanently changed some areas. So it's no good having a budget hotel/restaurant guide printed once a year when that hotel or restaurant might well not exist next week.So the guides have changed to be more structured around wider general experiences, cultural information and recommended itineraries rather than dense lists of bars and hotels as previous, with a greater emphasis on presentation too: You get colour pictures and all that now: It's more something to plan from for a shorter holiday while your still at home than to take along with you on a year's backpacking around Asia, if anyone still does that.Generally, i'd say that with this one on Tokyo, it's been quite a successful transition: This does the job of getting you excited to visit the place and has enough in-depth information to plan a holiday, so I would say they've done a good job.

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I've bought this as a stocking filler for my daughter who is travelling to Tokyo next year. Lonely Planet books never disappoint, I'm sure she will be thrilled with it.

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I do like these guides, as they are written by people who know the cities really well, this one on Tokto is no different, there are three main writers and two contributing writers, so you get a different perspective from each person.The book itself is a paperback, it is small, measuring about 7 inches long about 5 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick so you can easily pack it in your rucksack or bag. The guide is split handily into four parts, starting with planning your trip, to the main guide about Tokyo city, then the toolkit, which deals with all of the practical issues like when you arrive in the city to language and other essential things to know, and finally, to the storybook, this part looks at the history of Tokyo from many different angles. The guide is about 232 pages long and also has a map on the back, which you can open up to show Toyko City, a very handy feature.I am planning to go to the Far East and will visit Tokyo, so having this guide will certainly be very useful, it tells you where to go and what to do as well as what to look for and how to ensure you know certain cultural quirks and such like. I will be reading this guide cover to cover and making notes on the most famous places to visit and where to eat, as well as brushing up on the history of Tokyo.I know that most people will think having a book is old fashioned, I suppose it is in this day of techno advancement, so you can also get an online version of this guide if you prefer, but for me having this guide with me to read when I want it, without having to think about switching on a tablet, laptop or other device is a good thing.I do recommend this guide and other City guides in this series, they are well-written and full of very useful and must know detail, and the price is good for what you are getting, I think you will be glad you got the guide and read it before you travel to the city, or if you just wanted to know the practical side of visiting such a city then this guide is excellent to learn from. I think five stars are well deserved for such a well-written guide.

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