Tokyo Stroll

A Guide to City Sidetracks and Easy Explorations

Gilles Poitras (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

496 Seiten

2023
Stone Bridge Press (Verlag)
978-1-61172-058-7 (ISBN)

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Adventuring, wandering, discovery: this is the guidebook to Tokyo that Japan lovers and the curious have been waiting for.

Tokyo Stroll is the best guidebook for travelers who want to wander the streets and discover the city as it unfolds before their eyes. There is no "start at point A and go to point B" prescribed route. Instead you are invited to wander as whimsy takes you. This guide includes:

Over 600 locations to satisfy any interest including historical sites, art museums, upscale ryotei dining, traditional craft shops, shrines and temples, and remarkable architecture both traditional and stunningly modern
22 neighborhoods of Tokyo to experience, from the bright, bustling Shibuya to the serene shrines and temples of lesser-known Yanesen

150 maps to help you navigate, download the map markers for locations in Tokyo Stroll to your phone or tablet for easy access
75 full-page photos
Practical advice on preparing your trip, with information on the best times of year to go, as well as how to use public transport and change money when you get there
A primer on useful phrases and etiquette so you’re never left wondering
Day trips to get you out of the city with advice on transportation
A focus on history and businesses that have stood the test of time, often over 100 years
A glossary of Japanese terms and an index

Gilles Poitras has produced three books on anime: Anime Companion (vols 1 & 2) and Anime Essentials. He has written for magazines including NewType USA and Otaku USA and served as a member of the senior board of Mechademia. He has made presentations at various Japan-US friendship groups, public libraries, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, conventions, and workshops for librarians, has introduced films at the Smithsonian, and has taught a course on anime for Pixar staff. He resides in Oakland, California. Jake Adelstein (Foreword) has been an investigative journalist in Japan since 1993. He is considered one of the foremost experts on organized crime in Japan and works as a writer and consultant in Japan, the United States and France. He is the author of Tokyo Vice: A Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan (Vintage, now a hit HBO series) and has written two other books published by Marchialy in France.

Tokyo Stroll: Contents
Introduction

Some Basic Etiquette
Tokyo Is Ever Changing
Religious Sites in Tokyo
Things Seen and Not Noticed
Preparation, Arrival, and Day 1
Getting Directions
Navigation Tools
Walking
Pasmo and Suica
Trains and Subways
Other Transit
Shopping and Dining
Tips on Pronunciation
Style Elements
Acknowledgements

The Maps

The Strolls

Akihabara and Nearby Kanda

Asakusa

Fukagawa

Ginza and nearby areas

Hakusan/Koishikawa Area

Hongō

Imperial Palace / Kōkyo

Marunouchi to Nagatachō

Meguro Station Area

Nihonbashi, North

Nihonbashi South, Kyōbashi, and Yaesu

Ningyōchō

North Western Sumida Ward

Omotesandō/Harajuku Area

Ryōgoku

Shibamata

Shibuya Station Area

Shinjuku Station Area

Tsukiji

Ueno

Yanesen (Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi)

Yoshiwara (Former) and Sanya

More Tips and References

Day Trippin'
Further Reading
General Web Resources
Glossary

Alphabetical Index

Entry Index by Chapter

Erscheinungsdatum	01.10.2021
Vorwort	Jake Adelstein
Zusatzinfo	Maps & B&W photos throughout
Verlagsort	Berkeley CA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	139 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Asien ► Japan
ISBN-10	1-61172-058-3 / 1611720583
ISBN-13	978-1-61172-058-7 / 9781611720587
Zustand	Neuware