Tokyo Companion 2024

Tokyo Companion 2024 The essential guide for the Tokyo visitor … If you like ramen and cocktails, gardens and walking, coffee and curry, temples and ¥100 stores then this guide will help you get the best experience whether you’re in the city for a whirlwind weekend or long-haul vacation.


Neighbourhood guides to

old-school Asakusa ■ glitzy Gina (NEW this year!) ■ day-and-night Shinjuku ■ fancy-pants Shibuya, Harajuku and Aoyama ■ yesteryear Yanaka ■ pre-loved Shimokita


plus day or overnight trips to

seaside Kamakura ■ Mount Takao ■ quaint Kawagoe ■ World Heritage Nikko


Special sections include

Coffee grounds — the ’hoods devoted to ‘joe’ ■ House museums — how people made Tokyo their home over the centuries ■ Eat local — the foods that the capital grew big and strong on ■ Treasure hunt — flea markets and antique fairs ■ Roof gardens and observation decks — the low-down on the high and mighty ■ Ramen rundowns - on Tokyo Station and Ginza ■ and more … 


Handy guides to

eating sushi ■ customizing ramen ■ ‘kissaten’ retro coffeeshops ■ food trucks and streetfood ■ old-school streetcars ■ and more … 


plus

Pointers — NEW Eat and Drink chapters’ vocab guides can help decipher menus … or be used as a tool if order-placing needs a little assistance


When time’s short or you’re fuzzy after the flight, let the three 1-day itineraries lead the way  … easy as a hop, skip and a jump


Over 300 photographs to whet your appetite ■ get iconic shots with take-me-there coordinates


49 illustrative district maps to help you sketch out your days ■ Innovative ‘walk-time’ indicators provide meaningful indication of a map’s scale


More than 150 restaurant, cafe, bakery and streetfood stall listings ■ Over 115 bar, coffeeshop, juice counter and teahouse details


Ume plum blossom and sakura cherry blossom hotspots ■ where to enjoy the finest autumn red-leaf and ginkgo displays


Made for tablet and phone from the get-go, Tokyo Pocketbook is at hand whenever you need it. Designed for easy navigation, with quick jump buttons throughout, colour-coded chapters, and thoroughly useful indexes. It links to your favourite map apps which will guide through Tokyo’s glorious, exhilarating, confounding streets and alleys (there’s advice on preloading too, if you won’t have data).


100% updated In these tricky times prices and other data change frequently and quickly, remember to check UPDATES regularly for the latest version of this book as it keeps pace