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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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on April 21, 2012
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This was my third trip to Kyoto and I brought three guide books. This is the one I used the most.
Many travel guidebooks are based on the most famous attractions and tell you how to get there.
This one is focused on local neighborhoods and lists the nearest, most interesting sites.
Since I already knew the type of sights I was interested in, I started with those nearest my hotel and worked outward from there.
It was a little confusing to use at first as the smaller maps are referred to larger maps in the back, but the more I used it, the more I liked it.
Information on the transportation systems was also helpful. As I got reacquainted with how to use the trains, subways and bus systems, I was able to get more adventurous and go further and further off the beaten path.
Overall, a great guide. Very readable - highly recommended.
Many travel guidebooks are based on the most famous attractions and tell you how to get there.
This one is focused on local neighborhoods and lists the nearest, most interesting sites.
Since I already knew the type of sights I was interested in, I started with those nearest my hotel and worked outward from there.
It was a little confusing to use at first as the smaller maps are referred to larger maps in the back, but the more I used it, the more I liked it.
Information on the transportation systems was also helpful. As I got reacquainted with how to use the trains, subways and bus systems, I was able to get more adventurous and go further and further off the beaten path.
Overall, a great guide. Very readable - highly recommended.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Of several guidebooks that I took on a recent trip to Kyoto, this is the one that I used the most. It is quite helpful. The detachable map could be more detailed but did allow me to navigate the city successfully - we rented bikes for eight days and during that time didn't take a single bus, subway, or taxi ride. Using this map, we were able to bike everywhere from Arashiyama to Fushimi Inari Taisha.
However, it was extremely difficult to find some of the restaurants because they had no English sign, I don't read or speak Japanese, hardly anyone around spoke English, and the address system in Japan is difficult to navigate (the street numbering system is not like ours). This was frustrating when the restaurant was highly recommended and we had carefully selected it and navigated to its approximate location. In this case, a guidebook should include the name of the restaurant in Japanese characters so that one can find it (a picture of the sign would be even better, but the characters would have been enough). What good is knowing that you want to find "Tosuiro" when looking down an alley with a dozen signs in Japanese? We eventually got there, after asking four people, but it was not easy.
However, it was extremely difficult to find some of the restaurants because they had no English sign, I don't read or speak Japanese, hardly anyone around spoke English, and the address system in Japan is difficult to navigate (the street numbering system is not like ours). This was frustrating when the restaurant was highly recommended and we had carefully selected it and navigated to its approximate location. In this case, a guidebook should include the name of the restaurant in Japanese characters so that one can find it (a picture of the sign would be even better, but the characters would have been enough). What good is knowing that you want to find "Tosuiro" when looking down an alley with a dozen signs in Japanese? We eventually got there, after asking four people, but it was not easy.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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on March 31, 2013
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I just returned from Kyoto and I have NEVER put feedback on Amazon, but wanted to because this book helped me so much I want others to benefit. I used the suggested walks and even the suggested restaurants in the book and each was fantastic. If you want the perfect guide to Kyoto this is it! I have never used a Lonely Planet Guide before, but if I am ever in a foreign country with no ideas where to go I will get one! Be sure to use the walk guide etc. I think the book would benefit from a Rail and Subway map that is big and how to work out the Japanese Train system and even how to buy tickets at the machines, but apart from that, a great book!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Overall this was an excellent guidebook for Kyoto. Very useful, good balance between detail and keeping the size compact, and a nice variety of sites, restaurants, etc. Some prices and opening hours were quite off, but that's nearly always the case with a print book published over a year ago.
Two flaws:
1. it's really essential for any guidebook to show the Japanese characters next to every site, restaurant, hotel, shop or subway station listed. Many places have Japanese-only signs, and not many people speak English. The LP frustratingly shows Japanese characters for some things, but not others.
2. The maps are terrible! Get a free map at the local tourist office as soon as you get there.
Nonetheless it got us easily through 5 days in Kyoto (2 more than we planned-- loved it so much we hated to leave!). i highly recommend adding a map from the tourist office & also Japan By Rail if you plan to use the trains at all.
Two flaws:
1. it's really essential for any guidebook to show the Japanese characters next to every site, restaurant, hotel, shop or subway station listed. Many places have Japanese-only signs, and not many people speak English. The LP frustratingly shows Japanese characters for some things, but not others.
2. The maps are terrible! Get a free map at the local tourist office as soon as you get there.
Nonetheless it got us easily through 5 days in Kyoto (2 more than we planned-- loved it so much we hated to leave!). i highly recommend adding a map from the tourist office & also Japan By Rail if you plan to use the trains at all.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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on September 15, 2013
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I bought the Kindle version and found the maps essentially useless as they were so small and at least on my device I could not expand them. Content and organization were very helpful, just wish the maps had been useable.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Wanda Horwege
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Decent guide to a lovely city. As I only had two days there it was helpful to have the top attractions grouped together in a separate section, and identified on the maps. There is lots of information, however, for a longer visit, and helpful tips on transportation passes, etc. We found the reviews of the places we did visit accurate. Not a pocket-sized guide so didn't carry it around with us after the first day, but the tear-out map was useful.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Susan Feldman
on June 8, 2013
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You will still need a local tour guide but this is a great book to read BEFORE going to Kyoto. Packed with
everything you'd want to know.
everything you'd want to know.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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on May 2, 2013
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It is well done and written, but the maps are not easy to read in an IPad or IPhone. I would recommend it to friends. S.
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