Lonely Planet Tokyo (Travel Guide)

This is a great guide for Tokyo. Although it is only for one city Tokyo is vast enough to warrant having its own guidebook and there is plenty of tips on places to eat and visit. Whilst you are there. It’s great quality as lonely planet items tend to be so would make a lovely gift as is well presented and well made. Would recommend.

This Lonely Planet book comprehensively covers Tokyo and all its districts. The book is split into four sections – plan your trip, the guide, toolkit and storybook which is a change from the previous Lonely Planet structure. There are less recommendations about places to stay and eat / drink and more ideas for itineraries / background on the districts. For me this is preferable to the original format as it is ideal for finding inspiration for a trip as I prefer finding accommodation through the internet.The book measures 13cm x 19.8cm with a thickness of 1.3cm and has 232 pages so is full of information. The paper is quite thin, which I don’t love, as I feel like you could easily tear it, but I understand that this is to keep the weight down whilst travelling. As the book has a soft cover it is likely to become scuffed and battered over time particularly if you decide to carry it around in a rucksack, but personally I will be mainly using this book as a coffee table book to pre plan a trip.The book has plenty of inspiration for travelling around Tokyo, detailing each district comprehensively and allowing you to plan your trip and itinerary with expert recommendations. The book is illustrated with beautiful photographs, easy to understand diagrammatic maps and there is a clear contents page with an index making it easier to navigate the book – it certainly packs a good amount of information.It allows you to uncover experiences using local knowledge and still includes a few recommendations on where to stay, where to eat and drink with a heavier emphasis on what to see and do. There are recommendations if you have limited timeframes in specific areas and some brief information on transportation links as well.I will be using the book as more of a prompt to discover more through the internet to gain further details and for this use it is ideal. It is also worth mentioning that the text in the book is quite small. At the time of writing this book is £15.25, I think that this Lonely Planet format is quite good. The information in the book is good quality and up to date – I would recommend it if you are looking to explore Tokyo further.

Having recently picked up the Lonely Planet guide to Japan this one for Tokyo peaked my interest. If you aren’t familiar with the Lonely Planet books, they are “pocketable” guides filled with a wealth of information about your chosen destination to aid you in your planning of your trip.The Tokyo guide like all the others is paperback. The book is divided into four sections.Plan You Trip. Which contains information about when to go, what to wear, what to eat and where to start.The Guide. Which is divided into districts and includes places of interest.Toolkit. Which contains information about transport, money and etiquette.And Finally Storybook. Which contains history and culture.The page layout is easy to follow with pictures and maps to aid planning and stimulate the mind. There has been some criticism of the new layout as it lacks some practical information like pricing and opening hours. I understand why they may have wanted to exclude this as it is constantly changing but it would have been nice to give readers some idea, or have integrated some technology like AR into the book.A useful and guide

My favourite travel guide publisher is Rough Guide but I think Lonely Planet would be my second choice.The layout and presentation is a little redolent of Dorling Kindersley's style, with white space and eye-catching layout, which I like. The order of information provided is a bit odd in that it starts with a snappy list of things to do and places to go, including with children, whereas I would have expected it to start with a short history of Japan and a slightly more detailed history of Tokyo. That information is there but it's further into the book. Odd, I thought, but it doesn't matter. The important information is there.Guidance on etiquette and custom is also provided, along with advice on tipping (don't, apparently) and other skills for negotiating a country where protocol is very important.My only critical observation is that when prices are mentioned they are in Yen (of course) but with no indication of what the equivalent US dollar or UK pound may be. I know that currencies fluctuate but without referring to another information source, it's not easy to tell that a ticket costing 1700 Yen is actually £8.82. Surely these figures can be given with the reader's currency equivalent in parentheses and a note at the beginning that conversion is correct at the date of publication?Otherwise a good guide book, which I will be using soon (I hope, as I have been considering visiting Japan next year).

We used on our recent trip to Japan. It gave us all the information we needed.

War ein Geschenk für einen Freund, der kurzfristig nach Japan gereist ist. Handlich und sehr nützlich, war sein Feedback. 😃👍🏻

Presa in previsione di un viaggio a Tokyo, ci sono un sacco di consigli, itinerari ecc...anche la mappa della metro cartacea, per i nostalgici romantici. Adoro

Really enjoyable guidebook on Tokyo!