Beth Reiber - Frommers Tokyo

Frommers Tokyo

12th Edition

by Beth Reiber

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List of Maps

Tokyo at a Glance

Central Tokyo

Tokyo in 1 Day

Tokyo in 2 Days

Tokyo in 3 Days

Ginza & Hibiya

Marunouchi & Nihombashi

Shinjuku

Akasaka

Shinagawa

Asakusa

Ueno

Harajuku & Aoyama

Shibuya

Roppongi

Akihabara/Kanda

Tokyo Attractions

Walking Tour: Asakusa

Walking Tour: Harajuku & Aoyama

Walking Tour: Ueno

Walking Tour: Yanaka

Side Trips from Tokyo

Kamakura

Nikko

Yokohama

Hakone

Note About Maps

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About the Author

Long before she could read, Beth Reiber spent hours poring over her grandparents latest National Geographic magazines. After living several years in Germany, first as a university student and then as a freelance travel writer writing for major U.S. newspapers, and in Tokyo as editor of Far East Traveler, she authored several Frommers guides, including Frommers Japan and Frommers Hong Kong. She also contributes to Frommers USA and Frommers China. Online, she writes a blog for www.japantravelinfo.com. In 2009 she was appointed a YOKOSO! Japan Ambassador by Japans Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for her many years writing about Japan, the only recipient residing in the United States to receive the honorary award. When not on the road, she resides in an 1890 Victorian home in Lawrence, Kansas, with her two sons, a dog, and a cat.

Dedication

To Debbie Howard, for being my best friend since we were 4 years old, and for giving me my own futon at Ebisu Palace whenever Im in Tokyo; to my sons Matthias and Johannes, for being such great traveling companions and providing a teenagers perspective on Tokyo; and to Jack, for everything.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank some fine and very special people who were instrumental in the completion of this book: Nori Akashi and Naoko Marutani of the Japan National Tourist Organization; and Tokyoite Junko Matsuda, for keeping me up to date on Tokyo, and for her friendship since our student days in Kansas.

Advisory & Disclaimer

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Frommers Star Ratings, Icons & Abbreviations

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