The Rough Guide to Tokyo, Third Edition [Paperback]

Jan Dodd (Author), Simon Richmond (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides | Publication Date: March 21, 2005

The Rough Guide to Tokyo is the ultimate insider''s guide to Japan''s dynamic capital. The guide has comprehensive coverage of all the sights, from the city''s timeless shrines and temples to the hip 21st-century development of Roppongi Hills, plus up-to-date reviews of the best places to eat, sleep, drink and shop and detailed accounts of day-trips to Mount Fuji, the tranquil temples of Kamakura, and other nearby attractions. A full-colour section introduces Tokyo''s highlights, and there are maps for the whole of the city and day-trips, plus the Tokyo subway map.

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About the Author

Jan Dodd lived in Tokyo in the early nineties and has been searching for the perfect rotembro (hot spring pool) ever since. Simon Richmond also lived and worked in Tokyo, as an editor and writer, and continues to return regularly. Simon and Jan are also the co-authors of the Rough Guide to Japan.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 3 edition (March 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843532778
• ISBN-13: 978-1843532774
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,414,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only guide you'll need to Tokyo, December 10, 2002

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Stuart Johnson (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Tokyo (Paperback)

I made four trips to Tokyo for work in 2000, and this is the only guide book that made it into my suitcase on trips 2, 3, and 4. Filled with concise reviews of all the major sights as well as restaurants and stores, this little book (I bought the pocket, mini edition) is as frank as some of the back-packer guides, but is not prejudiced against the reader who has a bit of disposable income. Some finds from this book not mentioned in most other guides to Tokyo that really made me feel like an insider: taking the Sumida gawa ferry, the underworld of Gay Tokyo in Shinjuku Ni-Chome, and heavenly CHEAP bath salts from Japanese no-name brand Muji.

Truly, if you want to feel like you are an insider, and you don't want to have to read four or five of the same old, same old guides, this is the book for you!

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cut down version of the Japan rough guide, September 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Tokyo (Paperback)

I bought this thinking that it is a more in-depth guide of Tokyo. But it is simply a cut down version of the Tokyo section of Rough guide to Japan. I immediately returned it because I'd already bought the latter. For the price, I would at least expect something more original.
The only advantage over the guide to Japan is that it is pocket-sized.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good overview -- some details wrong, January 13, 2007

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Anthony J. Fox "Corner Pocket" (Greenville, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Tokyo, Third Edition (Paperback)

The Rough Guide to Tokyo provided a good overview of the city and some of the best tourist destinations. The overview of the regions in the city was particularly helpful, as were the transportation guides (although similar information was available at subway stations.)

Several times during our one week visit, my wife and I attempted to find a restaurant or bar that was recommended or described in the Rough Guide, only to discover that it had closed some time ago. This was particularly frustrating as the 3rd edition was less than a year old at the time of publication.

Overall, a convenient way to get your feet wet, but ask the locals where to eat for dinner, they gave better advice and the restaurants still existed!