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Contents

Produced by Blue Island Publishing Limited, London, England How to Use this Guide 6
Editorial Director Rosalyn Thiro
Introducing
Art Director Stephen Bere
Senior Editor Jane Simmonds Japan
US Editor Mary Sutherland
Art Editors Tessa Bindloss, Ian Midson Discovering Japan 10
Picture Researcher Ellen Root
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Putting Japan on
Map Co-ordinator Dave Pugh the Map 18
DTP Designer Lee Redmond
Contributors John Hart Benson Jr., Mark Brazil, Jon Burbank, Angela Jeffs, Emi Kazuko,
Stephen Mansfield, Bill Marsh, Catherine Rubinstein, Jacqueline Ruyak
Researcher Mayumi Hayashi
Maps Era-Maptech Ltd
Photographers Demetrio Carrasco, Clive Streeter, Linda Whitwam, Peter Wilson
Illustrators Richard Bonson, Gary Cross, Richard Draper, Paul Guest, Claire Littlejohn,
Maltings Partnership, Mel Pickering, John Woodcock
Printed in Malaysia
First American Edition 2000
Reprinted with revisions 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013,
2015, 2017
16 17 18 19 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Ukiyo-e wood-block prints,
Tokyo National Museum
Published in the United States by: DK Publishing,
345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
A Portrait
Copyright © 2000, 2017 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London
All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, No part of Japan 20
of this publication may be repro duced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of both the copyright Japan Through
owner and the above publisher of this book. the Year 48
Published in the UK by Dorling Kindersley Limited.
A Penguin Random House Company The History
A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
ISSN 1542-1554 of Japan 54
ISBN: 978-1-46545-719-6
Throughout this book, floors are referred to in accordance with US usage,
ie the “first floor” is at ground level. Tokyo Area
by Area
Tokyo at a
Glance 66
Central Tokyo 68

Northern Tokyo 80
The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible, but
please call ahead before visiting affected areas. In addition some details, such as Western Tokyo 92
telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrange ments and travel
information, are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any
conse quences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party Farther
websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a
suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our Afield 104
readers highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling
Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, UK, or email: travelguides@dk.com.
Shopping in
Tokyo 108
Front cover main image: A tea field against the backdrop of Mount Fuji
Nachi-no-taki waterfall and pagoda, Honshu

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