Travel Guide Book

I bought this and the map of Tokyo Bilingual book before my trip to Japan.

The key to this book, read through and through, take notes and plan your trip before you actually travel to Tokyo. If you think you can just buy this and go to Tokyo, you have a difficult time.

This book makes it seem even more difficult to navigate than Tokyo really is. I wonder if the writer lost one of those people who always seem to go anywhere with it.

I alsoWe recommend double-checking the rates and location of sites and their opening hours, though, this book walks.

Here's an example: to see the Tsukiji fish market, you have to be there now and sign up before the 4:30 clock. If you follow the instructions in the book, which will be too late and not able to see the fish auction hall. So probably want a looong SUPER breakfast sushi (sushi maybe 10 sets) have on the foreign market, because no other placebe opened at 9 clock (including Hamarikyu garden, the next leg of the trip).

Here's another example: the book talks about the different foods you can buy from the basement of department stores on the cheap. Here the truth is that the price is not cheap, but if Glutte like me, you'd probably buy everything you see there, because everyone seems so delightful and strange. This double or triple the cost of food in restaurants easy.
The book is a big problem:will not tell you where to find the tons of food that you eat only store-bought! You can not eat, drink, or the streets of Tokyo, is not LA or SF dirty pigsty. The answer is, most stores have a plan or an area where you can sit and eat the food - as the roof terrace or roof garden.
If you buy food at the local supermarket or grocery store, to pick up a local park (usually nearby), you can eat and drink with comfort there. The food was in this place arefillings usually cheap and decent enough, you can borrow a microwave oven provided there.

Another miss: (forced if I like it, you always feel at eating places with menus in English rather than the Great), many of the smaller restaurants are very easy to understand. You get to pay into the machine, put your money, press the button on the food that you (still) that you want, then get the ticket and change. Sit down, give the ticket to the propietor andEnjoy your local (non-chain/touristy) food.

The book is an organization very chaotic and not entirely logical. You are required to go through the sections. I relied a lot on the index page, as the search for information that would otherwise be too heavy. This is probably the first time the index page of each book!
It 'also important sections (such as simple Japanese phrases, very easy to learn and a MUST!) The last sections of the book.
Proposal for the writer:Remove or disconnect all the tourist information please smancy hotel and restaurant (there are only a waste of space). Those who care enough to buy this book, you probably do not care about them anyway. Organize walks as a separate district information, duplicate information is better information missing.

I give it a 4 stars because it is a wealth of information. A best feature is the easy and simple, U-Bahn Map & behind the back cover. I could surfme on a lot of places, relying only on that page of the book.
The map of the bilingual book in Tokyo? remained in his pocket for 99% of the time.

Frommer's Tokyo (Frommer's Complete) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780470537640
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Frommer's Tokyo (Frommer's Complete) Overview

• Our Frommer's Tokyo author has written about Japan for years, so she's able to provide valuable insights and advice. She'll steer you away from the touristy and the inauthentic and show you the real heart of the Land of the Rising Sun.
• This is a comprehensive guide to a fast-paced and often overwhelming city. You'll get complete and clear directions to navigate Tokyo's best neighborhoods, from the swanky shops in the Ginza district to the Imperial Palace (home of Japan's emperor) in the Hibiya district; to the sumo wrestling stadiums in the town of Ryogoku; to the elaborate "lolita" (baby doll) and "cosplay" (anime character) outfits you'll see teenagers wearing in the Harijuku district.
• You'll get a spectrum of options, from business hotels to traditional Japanese inns, from restaurants serving exquisite kaiseki feasts to stand-up noodle houses, from tranquil gardens and temples to the incredible swirl of nightlife in Shinjuku and Roppongi.
• Includes a handy glossary of everyday expressions and menu terms, and our unique and indispensable Japanese character translations to help you spot establishments' signs.
• Features side trips to Kamakura, Nikko, Mashiko, Yokahama, Mount Fuji, and more.

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