Lonely Planet Pocket Tokyo

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781786578495
• eBook ISBN: 9781788685733

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Tokyo is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Attend the sumo in Ryogoku, visit Tsukiji Market, the world's largest fish market, pay homage at Meiji-jingu, Tokyo's Shinto shrine in the woods -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Tokyo and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Tokyo: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missUser-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Ginza, Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Roppongi, Asakusa, Mt Fuji and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Tokyo, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience.Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet Japan guide for a comprehensive look at all that Japan has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Ginza & Tsukiji

Ginza is Tokyo’s most polished neighbourhood, a luxury fashion centre resplendent with department stores, art galleries and exclusive restaurants; the city’s principal kabuki theatre, Kabukiza, is here, too. Tokyo’s main fish market may no longer be based at nearby Tsukiji, but this area remains packed with shops providing all you need to eat and make a great meal.

Ginza Six | JOE_KITTIDATE / SHUTTERSTOCK ©

The Short List

A Tsukiji Market Sample a delicious array of seafood and other delicious eats at this bustling market area.

A Kabukiza Be dazzled by the Technicolor spectacle of kabuki drama.

A Hama-rikyū Onshi-teien Sip green tea in this beautiful bayside garden.

A Okuno Building Visit a 1932 apartment block crammed with tiny art galleries.

A Ginza Six Empty your wallet in the area’s biggest luxury mall.

Getting There & Around

d The JR Yamanote line stops at Shimbashi Station and Yūrakuchō Station.

b The Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines connect at Ginza Station. For Tsukiji, take either the Hibiya line to Tsukiji or the Ōedo line to Tsukijishijō.

Water Bus Connect between Hama-rikyū Onshi-teien and Asakusa or Odaiba by ferry.

Top SightTsukiji Market

This lively and colourful market is a one-stop shop for everything you need to prepare and serve a great Japanese meal. It grew up organically around Tsukiji’s famed seafood and produce wholesale market, as a place for chefs to pick up anything else they might need, be it laver for wrapped sushi rolls or dried fish for making stock.

F11PHOTO / SHUTTERSTOCK ©

map Google map

場外市場, Jōgai Shijō

www.tsukiji.or.jp

6-chōme Tsukiji, Chūō-ku

hmostly 5am-2pm

bHibiya line to Tsukiji, exit 1

yTop Tips

A Pick up an English map of the market from Information Centre Plat Tsukiji (ぷらっと築地;

%03-6264-1925; www.tsukiji.or.jp; 4-16-2 Tsukiji, Chūō-ku;

h8am-2pm Mon-Sat, from 10am Sun), where you can also buy unique Tsukiji souvenirs.

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Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Tokyo
• Top Sights
• Eating
• Four Perfect Days
• Need to Know
• Neighbourhood Map
• Marunouchi & Nihombashi
• Ginza & Tsukiji
• Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
• Ebisu, Meguro & Around
• Shibuya
• Harajuku & Aoyama
• Shinjuku
• Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
• Kagurazaka, Kōrakuen & Around
• Ueno & Yanesen
• Asakusa, Ryōgoku & Sumida River
• Kiyosumi-Shirakawa & Fukagawa
• Survival Guide
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers