{"product_id":"tokyo-stroll-a-guide-to-city-sidetracks-and-easy-explorations-9781611720587","title":"Tokyo Stroll: A Guide to City Sidetracks and Easy Explorations","description":"\u003cb\u003eTokyo Stroll is the best guidebook for travelers who want to wander the streets and discover the city as it unfolds before their eyes. There is no \"start at point A and go to point B\" prescribed route. Instead you are invited to wander as whimsy takes you. This guide includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOver 600 locations\u003c\/b\u003e to satisfy any interest including historical sites, art museums, upscale ryotei dining, traditional craft shops, shrines and temples, and remarkable architecture both traditional and stunningly modern\u003cb\u003e22 neighborhoods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of Tokyo\u003c\/b\u003e to experience, from the bright, bustling Shibuya to the serene shrines and temples of lesser-known Yanesen\u003cb\u003e150 maps\u003c\/b\u003e to help you navigate, download the map markers for locations in Tokyo Stroll to your phone or tablet for easy access\u003cb\u003e75 full-page photos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePractical advice\u003c\/b\u003e on preparing your trip, with information on the best times of year to go, as well as how to use public transport and change money when you get thereA primer on \u003cb\u003euseful phrases\u003c\/b\u003e and etiquette so you're never left wondering\u003cb\u003eDay trips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to get you out of the city \u003c\/b\u003ewith advice on transportationA focus on \u003cb\u003ehistory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and businesses\u003c\/b\u003e that have stood the test of time, often over 100 years\u003c\/ul\u003eA glossary of Japanese terms and an index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGilles Poitras\u003c\/b\u003e has produced three books on anime: \u003ci\u003e Anime Companion (vols 1 \u0026amp; 2) \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Anime Essentials. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has written for magazines including \u003ci\u003eNewType USA\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOtaku USA\u003c\/i\u003e and served as a member of the senior board of \u003ci\u003eMechademia\u003c\/i\u003e. He has made presentations at various Japan-US friendship groups, public libraries, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, conventions, and workshops for librarians, has introduced films at the Smithsonian, and has taught a course on anime for Pixar staff. He resides in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Adelstein \u003c\/b\u003e(Foreword) has been an \u003cbr\u003einvestigative journalist in Japan since 1993. He is considered one of the foremost experts on organized \u003cbr\u003ecrime in Japan and works as a writer and consultant in Japan, the United\u003cbr\u003e States and France. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTokyo Vice: A Reporter on the \u003cbr\u003ePolice Beat in Japan\u003c\/i\u003e (Vintage, now a hit HBO series) and has written two other books published\u003cbr\u003e by Marchialy in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631317487890,"sku":"9781611720587","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57aad679-6435-4dc4-be73-4b111f9bfefa.jpg?v=1732768975","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tokyo-stroll-a-guide-to-city-sidetracks-and-easy-explorations-9781611720587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}