DK Eyewitness Tokyo

By DK Eyewitness Travel

Book Overview

From ancient and traditional to trendy and ultra-modern -- Tokyo has it all!

Visit the imperial palace, see the beautiful cherry blossoms, explore the neon nightlife of Shinjuku, take an unforgettable trip to Mount Fuji and eat lots of amazing Michelin-starred Japanese cuisine. Tokyo will blow your mind whether you're a first-time or returning visitor.

Take the new lightweight travel guide wherever you go on your journey through Tokyo. Inside the pages of Eyewitness Tokyo, you'll find:

- Our pick of Tokyo's must-sees, top experiences and hidden gems.
- The best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay.
- Detailed maps and walks to easily navigate the city.
- Easy-to-follow itineraries.
- Expert advice: get ready, get around and stay safe.
- Color-coded chapters to every part of Tokyo, from Shibuya to Shinjuku, Roppongi to Harajuku.

This is your passport to discover the best of Tokyo. It's a city of contrasts. Visitors to Tokyo can be strolling amid serene shrines and peaceful zen gardens one minute and surrounded by futuristic skyscrapers, rowdy karaoke bars and neon-lit arcades the next. Whatever you're looking for, you can find it in Tokyo.

See Japan's busy capital come to life in spectacular detail with photographs on practically every page and hand-drawn illustrations that place you inside the country's iconic buildings and neighborhoods. It's packed with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, and detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights -- this updated guide will make sure you experience all that Tokyo has to offer.

More destinations to discover

DK Eyewitness is the most up-to-date travel guide series following the COVID-19 outbreak. Each guide includes expert-led insights into the world's most famous countries and cities, things to do and places to stay. Other books in the series include Eyewitness Japan and Eyewitness Croatia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241520436
• ISBN13: 9780241520437
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Tokyo Eyewitness Travel Guide

Useful combination of sightseeing and activity suggestions with very practical, "what to expect" and "how to function" suggestions and previews. I needed it more for the latter category of information, and felt it served the purpose.

Some Flaws, but Overall a Good Book

For the most part this is a fun and informative book. As a previous reviewer noted there are some mistakes, but, honestly, I expect there to be some mistakes in just about every travel book I read. (Although a few in this book could have been easily avoided by a simple internet search.) The color photos are wonderful, and the history section, while brief, is easy to read and knowledgable. Its a good jumping off book for planning a trip, although again you might want to compare to another travel book or the internet just to make sure you have all the facts straight. This book definately inspires you however and most of the discriptions of locations and whatnot are accurate. Its a good addition to a collection as most travel books do not include color photos.

Excellent Guide for Tokyo

I used this guide for a 2 day trip to Tokyo. I found that the city is a collection of different areas, each with its own vibe and things to do. The book does a good job of telling you what those differences are. As with other Eyewitness guides, it has an excellent set of pictures, some drawings and some photos, with annotations to help you understand them. The guide for restaurants was limited, but excellent. We used it to find a terrific sushi restaurant in Shibuya--Sushi Ouichi. I kept this book for my next trip. The maps were somewhat helpful. However, Tokyo is a maze of small streets. You'll need a much better map to find something off the main streets, and even then it will be challenge. The map for the sushi restaurant showed it on the right street but the wrong block.