Getting Around Tokyo Pocket Atlas and Transportation Guide
Author | : Boye Lafayette De Mente |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2012-07-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781462908639 |
ISBN-13 | : 1462908632 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This pocket atlas and Japan travel guide is an indispensable tool for getting around Tokyo--whether as a first-time visitor, or a local resident. The travel book is conveniently divided into chapters that enable the user to know what to do on arriving at Narita or Haneda Airport, and then how to get into and around the city using all available means of public transport. Area maps for all the key districts of Tokyo show the locations of hotels, shopping centers, office buildings, temples, shrines, embassies and restaurants as well as their proximity to the nearest subway and JR stations. Information on bus routes and private railways is also given, with detailed diagrams for each route, thus enabling the user to have several options for getting around. Places of interest outside Tokyo are also covered: Hakone, Yokohama, Kamakura, Yokosuka, Mt Fuji and Tokyo Disneyland. Numerous area maps (including maps for Yokota, Atsugi and Zama) and diagrams for bus routes and private railways facilitate journeys to all of these destinations. This Tokyo travel guide contains: Arriving in Tokyo Maps of Tokyo Navigating the Tokyo's Railway & Subway & Maze Buses Routes Getting Around Yokohama, Kawasaki, Hakone & Kamakura Useful Vocabulary and Expressions