Fodor's Pocket Tokyo, 1st Edition: The Best of the City (Pocket Guides) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: May 16, 2000 | Series: Pocket Guides

"Splendidly compact yet infinitely helpful...admirably concise without losing one ounce of relevant coverage." -- Booklist
"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." -- Washington Post
Pocket Guides are designed for leisure and business travelers who want the highlights of a destination. They contain full, rich descriptions of the best a destination has to offer -- the most worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging in all price ranges, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights.
All the must-see sights and essential activities
? The key landmarks from 17th-century shrines and peaceful gardens to modern-art museums and sleek skyscrapers
? Great sources for kimons, pearls, electronics, and crafts
? Where to catch Kabuki, No, Bunraku, and traditional and modern dance

The best dining and lodging in every price range
? Traditional ryotei, neighborhood izakaya, noodle shops, and sushi bars serving fish straight from the sea
? High-rises with city views, family-run inns, efficient business hotels, and budget hostels

Plus 20 pages of maps and a vocabulary guide

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"Splendidly compact yet infinitely helpful...admirably concise without losing one ounce of relevant coverage." -- Booklist
"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." -- Washington Post
Pocket Guides are designed for leisure and business travelers who want the highlights of a destination. They contain full, rich descriptions of the best a destination has to offer -- the most worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging in all price ranges, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights.
All the must-see sights and essential activities
? The key landmarks from 17th-century shrines and peaceful gardens to modern-art museums and sleek skyscrapers
? Great sources for kimons, pearls, electronics, and crafts
? Where to catch Kabuki, No, Bunraku, and traditional and modern dance

The best dining and lodging in every price range
? Traditional ryotei, neighborhood izakaya, noodle shops, and sushi bars serving fish straight from the sea
? High-rises with city views, family-run inns, efficient business hotels, and budget hostels

Plus 20 pages of maps and a vocabulary guide

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Discovering Tokyo

Tokyo: Of all major cities in the world, it is perhaps the hardest to understand, to feel comfortable in, and to see in any single perspective. To begin with, consider the sheer, outrageous size of it.
Today's Shanghai is a metropolis of 13 million. It is the New York City of China. Nowhere else in the country can you feel the same pulse, dynamism, and fervor. Unlike sprawling Beijing, Shanghai is a true city laid out on a grid. It is one of the world's most crowded urban areas.
Foreign influence has made today's Shanghai a Chinese consumer heaven. Domestic stores rub shoulders with the boutiques of Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Ralph Lauren. Shanghainese women are among the most fashionable in China, having abandoned Mao's blue uniforms. Among the youth, mobile phones and pagers are de rigueur, essential accessories for their newfound stylish image.
In Shanghai, it's all about image, and the owner of the highest-priced goods goes home the winner. It is not surprising then that the Shanghainese enjoy one of the highest living standards in China. Higher salaries, more goods, and more and more venues for entertainment, nightlife, and culture complement the lives of China's most cosmopolitan and open people.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's (May 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679004750
• ISBN-13: 978-0679004752
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,728,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)