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Top 10 Tokyo (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE) Paperback – December 17, 2012
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"This [DK Eyewitness Travel: Top 10] might be the best traveling companion to throw in your pack. It's a slim and sleek overview… loaded with practical and useful content." – Gadling.com
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About DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more.
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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Jamie MacTavish
on May 8, 2010
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This is an excellent book to walk around with in Tokyo. The book is small enough to fit easily in a woman's purse and has maps of the most touristy parts of the city. There is also a decent subway/train map, although there are so many subway/train lines in Tokyo that it can get imtimidating. Also, maps of Tokyo with English lettered street names are of limited use since the actual street signs are usually in Japanese characters only, making it difficult sometimes to walk around without getting lost.
Like the other "Top 10" travel guides, "Top 10 Tokyo" is in the format of top ten lists with related narrative and information for things like tourist sites, hotels, restaurants, etc. The list of top ten tourist sites is followed by lists of the top ten things about each site. There are also top ten lists of sites, restaurants, shopping, bars and nightlife for different sections of the city with small maps showing where each place is approximately located. There are also top ten lists for things such as "General Information," "Getting Around Tokyo," "Eating and Drinking Tips," "Tokyo on a Budget" and "Things to Avoid."
The "top ten" format is good for Tokyo because, frankly, it doesn't have all that much for a tourist to see, considering it's size. (The Emperor's Palace grounds was the highlight for me.) You've seen one Japanese garden, park, pagoda and shrine, you've seen them all, pretty much. The most interesting thing about a visit to Tokyo is just walking in the different neighborhoods and observing the people. (The Japanese people impressed me with their manners and consciousness of others.)
Like the other "Top 10" travel guides, "Top 10 Tokyo" is in the format of top ten lists with related narrative and information for things like tourist sites, hotels, restaurants, etc. The list of top ten tourist sites is followed by lists of the top ten things about each site. There are also top ten lists of sites, restaurants, shopping, bars and nightlife for different sections of the city with small maps showing where each place is approximately located. There are also top ten lists for things such as "General Information," "Getting Around Tokyo," "Eating and Drinking Tips," "Tokyo on a Budget" and "Things to Avoid."
The "top ten" format is good for Tokyo because, frankly, it doesn't have all that much for a tourist to see, considering it's size. (The Emperor's Palace grounds was the highlight for me.) You've seen one Japanese garden, park, pagoda and shrine, you've seen them all, pretty much. The most interesting thing about a visit to Tokyo is just walking in the different neighborhoods and observing the people. (The Japanese people impressed me with their manners and consciousness of others.)
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Derek
on April 12, 2010
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Was perfect for our trip to Tokyo! Everything about it was great, but we think one of the best parts about it were the maps, including the subway map. So many times it helped us find our way through the city. We looked through several quides to find the right one and I believe this one tops them all!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Louie Escober
on January 22, 2014
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I used the kindle version of this guidebook on my phone while wandering around Tokyo. One of the reasons you purchase eyewitness guides is for the photos, and the kindle version had few images, and those it had were rather small. The maps weren't very good either. The main difficulty being trying to match the index of sites, restaurants, etc. with the locations on the maps. I've gotten rather used to the navigation afforded by Google maps and found that flipping back and forth in this kindle book to be very cumbersome.
What content there was in the book was sufficient. I think I made a mistake in purchasing this particular guide for use on my iPhone, however. Generally, you buy these small guidebooks because they're small and lightweight - making them easy to carry. Unfortunately, the small size of these guidebooks mean that they don't contain much information which is the compromise you make. On an electronic device, that compromise is unnecessary.
I can't really recommend the kindle version of this book. Either purchase the paper copy or get a larger, more thorough guidebook for your electronic device.
What content there was in the book was sufficient. I think I made a mistake in purchasing this particular guide for use on my iPhone, however. Generally, you buy these small guidebooks because they're small and lightweight - making them easy to carry. Unfortunately, the small size of these guidebooks mean that they don't contain much information which is the compromise you make. On an electronic device, that compromise is unnecessary.
I can't really recommend the kindle version of this book. Either purchase the paper copy or get a larger, more thorough guidebook for your electronic device.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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on November 29, 2013
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NEVER buy e-book versions of travel guides! That's the lesson that I learned while trying to navigate the streets of Tokyo. When traveling in a country where you don't know the language and it's difficult to ask for assistance from the locals, get a real book that you can show to anyone who might be able to help.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Jerry Guzik
on November 28, 2013
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Geared towards cultural sites but still has in it most info on main attractions. Appropriate for a several day visit
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Dan
on April 3, 2014
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Lots of fun facts and important info. Contains things from which side of the road they drive on to manner to where to find a place that speaks English.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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J. Harrod
on November 19, 2013
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Perhaps its the style of the book but its far too lean on information big on photos though. But the same information is easily found on the Tokyo visitors website
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Ms. Chiko Makanjuola
on June 29, 2014
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Very helpful.
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