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Wakkanai Abashiri AKAN NAT L PARK 110 F 100 F 40 C 0 100 200 kilometers Asahigawa DAISETSUZAN 90 F Kushiro 30 C 0 100 200 miles NAT L PARK 80 F HOKKAIDO 70 F 20 C Otaru Sapporo Obihiro 60 F Erimo saki Chitose 50 F 10 C Jozankei Tomakomai 40 F To convert... multiply by Lake Toya Noboribetsu U.S. gallons to liters... 3.8 32 F SHIKOTSU- Uchiura-wan 0 C Liters to U.S. gallons....26 TOYA 20 F U.S. gallons to imperial gallons....83 NAT L PARK Hakodate MUTUSU- -10 C Imperial gallons to U.S. gallons... 1.20 WAN 10 F Imperial gallons to liters... 4.55 Hachinohe 0 F -18 C Liters to imperial gallons....22 Aomori -10 F 1 liter =.26 U.S. gallon Hirosaki -20 F 1 U.S. gallon = 3.8 liter -30 C RIKUCHU-KAIGAN NAT L PARK Morioka To convert F to C: To convert... multiply by Akita TOHOKU subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9 (.555) inches to centimeters... 2.54 Sakata Sendai To convert C to F: centimeters to inches....39 multiply by 1.8 feet to meters....30 Sea of Yamagata and add 32 meters to feet... 3.28 HONSHU yards to meters....91 Japan Fukushima 32 F = 0 C meters to yards... 1.09 Niigata miles to kilometers... 1.61 Hitachi Sado Island Nikko kilometers to miles....62 Lake Tokamachi Mito Kasumigaura 1 mi = 1.6 km 1 ft =.30 m Mashiko 1 km =.62 km 1 m = 3.3 ft JOSHIN-ETSU KANTO NAT L PARK Tokyo Takaoka Matsumoto Tokyo Bay To convert... multiply by Mt. Fuji Yokohama Kanazawa Ounces to grams... 28.35 Hakone Kamakura Grams to ounces....035 Takayama Atami Shuzenji Pounds to kilograms....45 CHUBU Izu Peninsula Kilograms to pounds... 2.20 Shizuoka Shimoda Nagoya 1 ounce = 28 g 1 g =.04 ounce ISE-SHIMA 1 lb =.4555 kg 1 kg = 2.2 lb Kyoto NAT L PARK KANSAI Toba Kobe Nara Akashi PACIFIC Osaka Matsue CHUGOKU OCEAN Takamatsu Okayama Hiroshima Tokushima Korea Strait Shimonoseki Fukuoka Sasebo Nagasaki ASO NAT L PARK Kumamoto Sendai Beppu Ishikari Kochi KYUSHU Miyazaki Kagoshima Tsugaru Strait Ibi SHIKOKU Shinano RUSSIA CHINA Beijing Fuji Kuril Islands Abukuma NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA J A P A N Tokyo Ibusuki Yaku Tanega 0 Shanghai 50 mi
Tokyo 11th Edition by Beth Reiber
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CONTENTS LIST OF MAPS vi 1 THE BEST OF TOKYO 1 1 The Most Unforgettable Travel Experiences.................2 2 The Best Splurge Hotels............3 3 The Best Moderately Priced Hotels.............................4 4 The Most Unforgettable Dining Experiences................4 5 The Best Things to Do for Free (or Almost).........................5 6 The Best Offbeat Experiences......5 7 The Best Neighborhoods for Getting Lost....................6 8 The Best Museums.................7 2 TOKYO IN DEPTH 8 1 Tokyo Today........................8 A Face in the Crowd.................9 2 Looking Back at Tokyo.............11 Dateline...........................11 3 Shrines & Temples: Religion in Japan.............................17 4 Tokyo in Popular Culture: Books & Film......................18 5 Eating & Drinking in Tokyo........20 6 Social Skills 101...................27 7 Dealing with the Language Barrier............................31 3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO TOKYO 33 1 When to Go.......................33 Tokyo Calendar of Events...........35 The Masterless Samurai............39 2 Entry Requirements...............40 3 Getting There & Getting Around...........................42 Transfers on the Subway & Train....49 4 Money & Costs....................50 What Things Cost in Tokyo.........51 5 Health............................53 6 Safety.............................54 7 Specialized Travel Resources......54 8 Sustainable Tourism...............56 General Resources for Green Travel.............................57 9 Special-Interest Trips & Escorted General-Interest Tours.............58 10 Staying Connected................59
iv 4 TOKYO NEIGHBORHOODS & SUGGESTED ITINERARIES 63 1 Getting to Know Tokyo............63 Neighborhoods in Brief.............69 2 The Best of Tokyo in 1 Day........74 3 The Best of Tokyo in 2 Days.......76 4 The Best of Tokyo in 3 Days.......78 5 WHERE TO STAY 81 CONTENTS TOKYO 1 Best Bets for Accommodations....81 2 Japanese & Western-Style Accommodations.................83 Love Hotels........................84 3 Selecting Accommodations.......86 Tips for Saving on Your Hotel Room.............................89 4 Very Expensive....................90 Family-Friendly Hotels..............96 5 Expensive.........................98 6 Moderate....................... 106 7 Inexpensive..................... 113 6 WHERE TO DINE 122 1 Best Bets for Dining............. 122 2 Restaurant Essentials............ 123 3 Restaurants by Cuisine.......... 126 4 Ginza, Hibiya & Shimbashi....... 129 5 Tokyo Station Marunouchi & Nihombashi.................... 136 6 Tsukiji........................... 137 7 Asakusa......................... 138 Family-Friendly Restaurants...... 141 8 Ueno........................... 141 9 Shinjuku........................ 143 10 Harajuku & Aoyama............. 147 11 Shibuya......................... 153 12 Ebisu............................ 156 13 Roppongi & Nishi Azabu........ 158 14 Akasaka......................... 165 15 Akihabara/Kanda................ 169 7 WHAT TO SEE & DO IN TOKYO 171 Did You Know?.................. 172 1 The Top Attractions............. 173 2 Five Unforgettable Ways to Immerse Yourself in Japanese Culture......................... 179 Pachinko Parlors................. 180 3 Parks & Gardens................. 182 A Hiking Getaway................ 183 Cherry-Blossom Viewing in Ueno Park....................... 184 4 Shrines & Temples............... 186 5 More Museums................. 187 Sightseeing in Tokyo Without Spending a Yen.................. 190 6 Spectacular City Views.......... 198 7 Especially for Kids............... 199 8 Spectator Sports................ 202
8 TOKYO STROLLS 204 v Walking Tour 1: Asakusa.......... 204 The Floating World of Yoshiwara... 207 Walking Tour 2: Harajuku & Aoyama......................... 209 Walking Tour 3: Ueno............ 213 Walking Tour 4: Yanaka.......... 217 9 SHOPPING 224 1 The Shopping Scene............ 224 2 Shopping A to Z................ 225 The Magical World of Vending Machines....................... 235 10 TOKYO AFTER DARK 246 1 The Performing Arts............. 247 2 The Club & Music Scene........ 251 3 The Bar Scene................... 257 4 Gay & Lesbian Bars.............. 264 5 Movie Theaters.................. 265 TOKYO 11 SIDE TRIPS FROM TOKYO 267 1 Kamakura....................... 267 2 Nikko........................... 274 3 Mashiko......................... 282 4 Yokohama...................... 283 5 Hakone......................... 289 6 Mount Fuji...................... 297 7 Izu Peninsula.................... 299 CONTENTS 12 FAST FACTS 306 1 Fast Facts: Tokyo................ 306 2 Airline Websites................. 314 13 A GLOSSARY OF USEFUL JAPANESE TERMS 316 14 A JAPANESE-CHARACTER INDEX 324 INDEX 327 General Index................... 327 Accommodations Index........ 336 Restaurant Index................ 337
LIST OF MAPS Tokyo at a Glance................ 64 Central Tokyo.................... 66 Tokyo in 1 Day................... 75 Tokyo in 2 Days.................. 77 Tokyo in 3 Days.................. 79 Ginza & Hibiya................... 92 Shinjuku......................... 94 Nihombashi...................... 99 Akasaka........................ 103 Shinagawa...................... 105 Asakusa........................ 109 Ueno........................... 117 Harajuku & Aoyama............. 149 Shibuya......................... 155 Roppongi....................... 159 Tokyo Attractions............... 174 Walking Tour: Asakusa........... 205 Walking Tour: Harajuku & Aoyama...................... 211 Walking Tour: Ueno.............. 215 Walking Tour: Yanaka............ 219 Side Trips from Tokyo............ 269 Kamakura....................... 271 Nikko........................... 275 Yokohama...................... 285 Hakone......................... 291