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“All you’ve got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over.

So go!”

TONY WHEELER, COFOUNDER – LONELY PLANET

THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY

Timothy Hornyak, Rebecca Milner

Tokyo

©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd

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Contents

Welcome to Tokyo ........... 4

Tokyo’s Top 16 ................. 6

What’s New .....................17

Need to Know ................ 18

Top Itineraries ...............20

If You Like .......................22

Month by Month ............ 25

With Kids ........................29

Like a Local ....................30

For Free .......................... 32

Eating .......................... 34Drinking & Nightlife ...44Entertainment ............ 48Shopping ..................... 50

Plan Your Trip page 1

Understand Tokyo 217

Survival Guide 251

Tokyo Maps 284

Plan Your Trip 4

Explore Tokyo 54

Transport .....................252

Directory A–Z ..............258

Language .....................265

Index .............................275

Tokyo Today ................. 218

History ......................... 220

Tokyo Pop ................... 230

Arts ...............................236

Architecture .................244

Onsen ........................... 247

Neighbourhoods at a Glance ..........................56Marunouchi (Tokyo Station) ..............58

Ginza & Tsukiji ...............66

Roppongi ........................ 78

Ebisu, Meguro & Around ............................92

Shibuya & Around ....... 103

Harajuku & Aoyama .....114

Shinjuku & West Tokyo .................. 127

Iidabashi & Northwest Tokyo ......... 139

Akihabara & Around .......................... 150

Ueno & Around ............ 156

Asakusa & Sumida River ............... 166

Odaiba & Tokyo Bay .... 179

Day Trips from Tokyo ..........................184

Sleeping .................... 203

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Ginza & Tsukiji . . . . . . 66Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . . 73Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . 76Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Sports & Activities . . . . . . . . 77

Roppongi . . . . . . . . . . . 78Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . .85Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . .89Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90Sports & Activities . . . . . . . . 91

Ebisu, Meguro & Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . .100Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 101Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Sports & Activities . . . . . . . 102

Shibuya & Around . . 103Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . 110Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 111Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Harajuku & Aoyama . .114Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . 122Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 123Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Sports & Activities . . . . . . . 126

Shinjuku & West Tokyo . . . . . . . . . 127Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . 136Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 137Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Sports & Activities . . . . . . . 138

Iidabashi & Northwest Tokyo . . . . 139Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . 148Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 148Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Sports & Activities . . . . . . . 149

Akihabara & Around . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Ueno & Around . . . . . 156Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Drinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Sports & Activities . . . . . . . 165

Asakusa & Sumida River . . . . . . . 166Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . 177Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 177Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Sports & Activities . . . . . . . 178

Odaiba & Tokyo Bay . . . . . . . . . . 179Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . 182

Day Trips from Tokyo . . . . . . . . . 184

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Timothy Hornyak Coordinating author, Marunouchi (Tokyo Station), Ginza & Tsukiji, Roppongi, Iidabashi & Northwest Tokyo, Akihabara & Around, Ueno & Around, Asakusa & Sumida River A native of Montreal, Tim moved to Japan in 1999 after watching Kurosawa’s Ran too many times. Since then, he has writ-ten on Japanese culture, technology and history for titles including CNET News, Scientific American and the New York Times. He has played bass in a rock band

in Tokyo, spoken about Japanese robots at the Kennedy Center in Washington, and travelled to the heart of Hokkaidō to fi nd the remains of a forgotten theme park called Canadian World. As the author of Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots, his favourite robot is Astro Boy, but he fi rmly believes that the greatest Japanese invention of all time is the onsen (hot springs). Tim also wrote the Welcome to Tokyo, Top Itineraries, If You Like, Tokyo Pop, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Tokyo Today, History, Architecture, Sleeping, Transport and Directory A–Z sections.

Rebecca Milner Ebisu, Meguro & Around, Shibuya & Around, Harajuku & Aoyama, Shinjuku & West Tokyo, Odaiba & Tokyo Bay, Day Trips from Tokyo Rebecca came to Tokyo from California for ‘just one year’ that turned into 10. She studied at Keio University and now works as a freelance writer, covering Japan for over-seas publications and interpreting American culture for Japanese publications. Rebecca also wrote the What’s New, Need to Know, Month by Month, With Kids,

Like a Local, For Free, Eating, Shopping, Arts and On-sen sections.

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Day Two Asakusa & Sumida River (p 166 )

M Take the subway to the old-world district of Asakusa. Stroll through

up Nakamise-dōri to the great temple of Sensō-ji. Wander the streets and shopping arcades around the temple and browse tradi-tional crafts shops.

R Hop on a train to the Tokyo Sky Tree, the tallest tower in the world

at 634m (see if you can stomach the top-deck glass corridor). Get on the subway to Ryōgoku to catch a bout of sumō wrestling (check bouts are being held beforehand). If not, take in the Edo-Tokyo Museum, and lean about the rich past of the shōgun’s city.

N If you have the slightest liking for beer, hot-foot it to nearby Popeye.

This delightful bar has the world’s largest selection of Japanese beers, as well as a great happy-hour deal with free plates of food (if you can stomach more eating). If it’s before 5pm, return to Asakusa and catch a Tokyo Cruise ferry down the Sumida River to Hi-node pier, and the nearby Hamamatsuchō station on the JR Yamanote Line.

Lunch Sometarō (p 175 ) serves tasty okonomiyaki (fi lled grilled crêpes).

Dinner Tomoegata (p 177 ) dishes out hearty, sumō-sized chankonabe stew.

Day One Harajuku & Aoyama (p 114 )

M Start the day in Harajuku with a visit to Meiji-jingū, Tokyo’s most famous

Shintō shrine. If you get there by 8am you can catch the morning ritual, complete with taiko drumming. Next stroll down Takeshita-dōri, notorious for its wild teen fashions. If you skipped breakfast, treat yourself to a gooey, sweet crêpe – Harajuku’s offi cial street food.

R Take a detour to the Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Art Museum for a look

at works by some of the masters of the medium. Then head down Omote-sandō to gawk at the architectural wonders of some of Japan’s leading contemporary designers. Allow yourself an hour to explore the antiqu-ities galleries and woodsy grounds of the Nezu Museum.

N If the timing’s right, you can catch a game at Jingū Baseball Stadium

or a performance of traditional nō at the Kokuritsu Nō-gakudō. Otherwise make a beeline for swanky expat hangout Two Rooms in Aoyama to drink up the night views from the terrace.

Lunch Honoji (p 118 ) is a local favourite for its sakana teishoku (fi sh set) lunch.

Dinner For perfect tonkatsu head to Maisen (p 122 ), in an old bathhouse.

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Day Four Ginza & Tsukiji (p 66 )

M Drag yourself out of bed at 4am and cab it to Tsukiji Central Fish

Market. If you’re lucky, you’ll be one of the 120 people admitted to the tuna auc-tions from 5am, but if not the rest of the market is still worthwhile, especially the kitchenware shops in the Outer Market. Don’t forget to have a sushi breakfast right on the premises. The unique shops and galleries of Ginza can keep you going until midday.

Marunouchi (Tokyo Station; p 58 )

R Take the subway to Ōtemachi and walk to the Imperial Palace East

Garden, where you can see the remains of the old castle of the shōgun. If you have the energy, walk through Kitanomaru-kōen on the north side of the Imperial Palace to Yasukuni-jinja shrine. Explore its con-troversial Yūshūkan war museum and fantastic military hardware.

Roppongi (p 78 )

N Complete your visit to Tokyo by jumping on the subway and rais-

ing a glass (or a couple of dozen) in Rop-pongi. There are bars for every budget, but you could do worse than cocktails at the swanky R2 Supperclub or book-ish These. Don’t forget to say kampai! (cheers!) to Tokyo Tower in the distance when you call it a night.

Lunch Yabaton (p 72 ) rewards with miso-katsu (pork cutlets in miso).

Dinner You won’t fi nd a better bowl of rāmen than at Kururi (p 146 ).

Day Three Shinjuku & West Tokyo (p 127 )

M Head west to Mitaka to visit the fan-tastical Ghibli Museum (book your

tickets early!). Instead of returning to Mi-taka Station, stroll through Inokashira-kōen to Kichijōji Station. Don’t miss the shrine in the park to Benzaiten, the jealous sea goddess.

R Back in Shinjuku, check out the futuristic Tokyo Metropolitan

Government Offi ces, including the view from the 202m-high observatories (free!). Wander among the skyscrapers all the way down to Tokyo Opera City, to visit the galleries there. Or head to the east side, to the beautifully landscaped Shinjuku-gyoen, stopping at a depachika (depart-ment store food fl oor) for picnic goodies along the way.

N Stop by for a few skewers of yakitori and old-time ambiance in Omoide-

yokochō, then plunge yourself into the neon fl ashing lights of Kabukichō. Make your way to the narrow lanes and wooden shanties of Golden Gai, a late-night drinking haunt for artists and writers. If you’re looking for something more upbeat, head to Shinjuku-nichōme, the country’s largest gay and lesbian neighbourhood, with hundreds of tiny bars and dance clubs.

Lunch Pepa Cafe Forest (p 136 ) has toothsome Thai and park views.

Dinner Queue up for divine rāmen at Nagi (p 134 ) in Golden Gai.

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