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Aaccommodation 212-26,

see also Sleeping subindexAkasaka 220-1Akihabara 216-17Asakusa 218-20Ebisu 221-2Ginza 215-16Hakone 238-9Iidabashi 216Ikebukuro 225Imperial Palace

214-15internet resources 214Kamakura 243Kanda 216-17Marunouchi 214-15Nikkō 235Roppongi 221Shibuya 222-3Shimoda 246Shinagawa 226Shinjuku 223-5Shiodome 216styles of 212-14Sumida-gawa (Sumida

River) 226Takadanobaba 225-6taxes 213Ueno 217-18

activities 201-9, see also Sports & Activities subindex, walking tours

Advertising Museum Tokyo 65

air travel 247-50air fares 250

to/from the airports 248-50

Akasaka 87-9, 88accommodation 220-1bars 185-6food 167transport 87

Akihabara & Kanda 66-8, 67accommodation 216-17food 164-5shopping 141-2transport 66

ambulance 256Ameya Yokochō 81-2, 139amusement parks, see

Sights subindexanime 17-18, 70-1, 141-2,

71Aoyama 105-8, 106

food 173-4shopping 147-9transport 105walking tours 131-2, 132

Aoyama Rei-en 108apartments 213-14architecture 29, 38-40

walking tours 131-2, 132area codes, see inside front

coverart galleries, see individual

entries, Sights subindexarts 30-7, 194-9, see

also Arts subindexbutō 32ceramics 35cinema 20, 32-3classical music 198-9comedy 197crafts 36dance 32, 36, 196ikebana 36jazz 197-8kabuki 37literature 26, 33-4music 31, 197-9nō 36opera 198painting 35poetry 34-5puppet theatre 37rakugo 37

tea ceremony 36theatre 31-2, 194-6ukiyo-e 35visual arts 30wood-block prints 35

Asahi Flame 39Asakura Chōso Museum 82Asakusa 83-6, 84, 6

accommodation 218-20shopping 142transport 83

Asakusa-jinja 85Ashi-no-ko 238ATMs 260-1

Bbabysitting 255bars 182-7, see also Drinking

& Nightlife subindexAkasaka 185-6Ebisu 186-7Ginza 185Harajuku 184Iidabashi 185-6Roppongi 184-5Shibuya 184Shinjuku 182-3

baseball 61-2, 208-9Bashō Museum 124-5bathrooms 264-5beaches 231beer 95, 159Beer Museum Yebisu 95bicycle travel 205-6, 250Bijutsukan Kōgeikan 51boat cruises 261, see also

Sights subindexbooks 26, 34, see also

Shopping subindexbookshops 58boutique hotels 212Bridgestone Museum of

Art 54Buddhism 243Bunkamura 102bus tours 262bus travel 250buskers 197business hotels 212business hours 159, 255,

see also inside front coverbutō 32

Ccafes, see Drinking & Night-

life, Eating subindexescapsule hotels 212car travel 250-1cell phones 263-4cemeteries

Aoyama Rei-en 108Yanaka Rei-en 108 ,129Zōshigaya Rei-en 108

ceramics 35cherry-blossom viewing

17, 18, 2children, travel with 255,

see also amusement parks in Sights subindexbabysitting 255museums 81playgrounds 81skating 206swimming 135, 206-7zoos 80

Chingodō 130Chinzan-sō 117Christian Dior Building 131Chūzenji-ko 234cinema 20, 32-3cinemas 191climate 16, 255clothing sizes 147clubs 189, see also Drinking

& Nightlife subindexcoffee 159comedy 197Comme des Garçons

Building 132consulates 256costs 21, 159-60, 212, see

also moneycrafts 36credit cards 261customs, see etiquettecustoms regulations 255-6cycling 205-6, 250

DDaibutsu 242-3, 12Daien-ji 97, 99Daikanyama, see Ebisu,

Daikanyama & Megurodance 32, 36, 196day trips 228-46

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Decks Tokyo Beach 135Design Festa 19, 131dessert 158development 41digital photography 262disabilities, travellers

with 266discount cards 80, 233, 253Dōgashima 245drinks 95, 158-9, see

also Drinking & Nightlife subindex

driving, see car traveldrug stores 257-8duty-free 140

Eearthquake museums 121-2earthquakes 27, 40Ebisu, Daikanyama &

Meguro 95-100, 96, 10accommodation 221-2bars 186-7food 170-1shopping 144-5transport 95

economy 28, 29, 41Edo-Tokyo Museum 121Egaraten-jinja 242electricity 256electronics 74-5embassies 256emergencies 256, see also

inside front coverEngaku-ji 241English-conversation

cafes 208Ennō-ji 241-2Enoshima 244Enoshima-jinja 244environmental issues 40-1,

249, 258-9etiquette

food 154-5, 161gift giving 144, 179onsen 203shoes 20temples & shrines 98train travel 252

exchange rates, see inside front cover

excursions 228-46, 229Enoshima 244Hakone 236-9, 237, 12

Izu-hantō 244Kamakura 240-4, 240Nikkō 231-6, 232Shimoda 244-5, 246

Ffashion 72-3, 72, 73, see

also Shopping subindexfestivals 16-21, 6

anime 17-18boys’ day 18cherry blossom 18chrysanthemum 20computer 19fashion 20film 20fireworks 19gay & lesbian 19girls’ day 17iris 19motorcycle 17new year 17O-bon 19plum tree 17robotics 20spring 17

film, see cinemafire services 256food 154-80, see also Eat-

ing subindexAkasaka 167Akihabara 164-5Aoyama 173-4costs 159-60Daikanyama 171dessert 158Ebisu 170-1etiquette 154-5, 161fugu 158gifts 179Ginza 161-3Hakone 238Harajuku 173-4Iidabashi 163Ikebukuro 176-7Imperial Palace 160-1Kagurazaka 163kaiseki 157-8Kamakura 243Kanda 164Marunouchi 160-1Nikkō 235noodles 155-6Odaiba 178-9okonomiyaki 157reservations 160rice 156

Roppongi 167-70sashimi 155shabu-shabu 156-7Shibuya 171-3Shimoda 245Shinagawa 177-8Shinjuku 174-6Shiodome 163-4shokudō 157sukiyaki 156sushi 155Takadanobaba 177tempura 156tonkatsu 158Tsukiji 163-4Ueno 165-6unagi 158vegan & vegetarian 159yaki-imo 174yakiniku 157

football 209fugu 158Fuji Television Japan Broad-

cast Center 39, 135, 9Fuji-san 239, 12Fukagawa 123-4Fukagawa Edo Museum 124Fukagawa Fudō-dō 123Fukagawa Hachiman 19

Ggadgets 74gaijin houses 212galleries, see individual

entries, Sights subindexGallery Koyanagi 58Gamman-ga-Fuji Abyss 234gardens, see Sights

subindexgay travellers 19, 182, 183,

256-7geology 40Ghibli Museum 113, 11gift giving 144, 179Ginza 56-8, 57

accommodation 215-16bars 185food 161-3shopping 139-40transport 56

Ginza Graphic Gallery 58Gokoku-ji 117Golden Gai 114, 134, 7golf 206Gōra 236government 41Great Buddha 242-3, 12

Great Kantō Earthquake 40gyms 206-7

HHachikō Statue 101Hachiman-dōri 139Hakone 236-9, 237, 12Hama Rikyū Onshi-teien 65Hana Matsuri 18Hanayashiki Amusement

Park 130Hanazono-jinja 114, 134Haneda Airport 248, 250Hara Museum of

Contemporary Art 120Harajuku 105-8, 106

bars 184food 173-4shopping 147-9transport 105

Hari-kuyō 17Hase-dera 241Hatakeyama Collection 120health 257-9helicopter tours 262Hibiya-kōen 56Hie-jinja 87Higashi Hongan-ji 131Higashi-gyōen 51hiking 230-1, 239Hina Matsuri 17history 22-30Hiwatari Matsuri 17Hōkoku-ji 242holidays 259horse racing 209hostels 213, see also

Sleeping subindexhot springs, see onsen,

Sports & Activities subindex

Hotel New Ōtani 89, 220House of Shiseido 56-7

IIdemitsu Museum of

Arts 53Iidabashi 59-62, 60

accommodation 216bars 185-6food 163shopping 140transport 59

ikebana 36Ikebukuro & Takadanobaba

115-18, 116accommodation 225

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Ikebukuro Earthquake Hall 115

Imperial Palace 50-3, 52, 4accommodation 214-15food 160-1shopping 138transport 50

Imperial Palace East Garden 51

Inari-yama trail 231Institute for Nature Study

(Shizen Kyōiku-en) 99International Gay & Lesbian

Film Festival 19International Robot

Exhibition 20internet access 259-60internet resources 21

accommodation 214news sites 42

iris viewing 19Iritahama 231Isetan 134itineraries 46-7izakaya 156Izu-hantō 244

JJapan Nursing Association

Building 131Japan Railways 252Japan Traditional Craft

Center 115, 117Japanese Baseball Hall of

Fame & Museum 61-2Japanese Sword Museum

112-13jazz 197, 198JCII Camera Museum 62Jingū-bashi 107Jōchi-ji 241Jōkan-ji 118

Kkabuki 37Kabukichō 113, 134, 7Kabuki-za 58Kagaku Gijitsukan 51Kagurazaka 62, 163kaiseki 157-8Kakuon-ji 242Kamakura 240-4, 240Kamakura National Treas-

ure Museum 242Kamogawa 231

Kanda, see Akihabara & Kanda

Kanda Matsuri 18Kanda Myōjin 68Kannon-ji 129Kantō Earthquake

Memorial Museum 121-2Kappabashi-dōri 86, 139karaoke 188Katsuura 231Kenchō-ji 241Kisami-Ōhama 231Kitanomaru-kōen 51Kite Museum 55Kiyosumi 123Kiyosumi Teien 123Kōenji Awa Odori 19Koishikawa Kōrakuen 62Kokuritsu Kindai

Bijutsukan 51kōyō 18Kujūkuri-hama 231

LLaforet Building 131language 208, 269-77, see

also inside front coverlanguage schools 204legal matters 260lesbian travellers 19, 182,

183, 256-7literature 26, 33-4Louis Vuitton Building 131Love Hotel Hill 103luggage 248

Mmagazines 261manga 70-1, 141-2, 70maps 260markets, see Shopping

subindexmartial arts 202Marunouchi 53, 53

accommodation 214-15food 160-1shopping 138

Marunouchi Naka-dōri 139

Matsuo Bashō 124Matsuzaki 245measures, see inside front

coverMeguro, see Ebisu,

Daikanyama & MeguroMeguro Museum of Art,

Tokyo 99

Meguro Parasitological Museum 99

Meguro Wedding Hall 99Meiji-jingū 105, 5metric conversions, see

inside front coverMetro Museum 125Milano-za Theatre Plaza

134Miraikan 126-7, 135MISC 139mobile phones 263-4Mode Gakuen Cocoon

Tower 39, 133money 260-1, see

also costs, inside front cover

Mori Art Museum 91motorcycle travel 250-1Mt Fuji 239, 12Musée Tomo 94Museum of Contemporary

Art, Tokyo 39, 123Museum of Maritime

Science 128museums 80, see also

individual entries, Sights subindex

music 31, 197-9, see also Arts, Drinking & Nightlife, Shopping subindexes

NNadiff A/P/A/R/T 97Nakamise-dōri 139Namco Namjatown 115Narita Airport 248-50National Art Center, Tokyo

39, 93, 8National Children’s Castle

81National Diet Building

87, 89National Film Centre 54-5National Museum of

Emerging Science & Innovation 126-7, 135

National Museum of Western Art 79-80

National Science Museum 80

New Ōtani Art Museum 89newspapers 42, 261Nezu Museum 108, 132Nicholai Cathedral 68nightlife, see Drinking &

Nightlife subindex

Nihombashi 53-4Nihon Budōkan 51Nihon Mingei-kan 104Nikkō 231-6, 232Nikkō Tamozawa Imperial

Villa Memorial Park 234Ningyō-kuyō 20Nippori 129Nippori Nuno no Machi 139nō 36Nogi residence 93-4Nokogiri-yama 231noodles 155-6

OO-bon 19Odaiba 126-8, 127

food 178-9shopping 151transport 126walking tours 135-6, 135

Ō-edo Onsen Monogatari 126, 135, 204, 9

Ogurayama Onsen 235okonomiyaki 157Okutama 230Ōme 230Omote-Sandō 139, 5Omotesandō Hills 131Onjuku 231onsen 228-30, see also

Sports & Activities subindexAqua Garden

Mitsukoshi-yū 204Asakusa Kannon Onsen

203Chōjūkan Inn 228etiquette 203Ikaho Onsen 230Jakotsu-yu 203-4Kappa Tengoku 238Komparu-yu Onsen 204Kusatsu Onsen 230La Qua Spa 204Minakami Onsen 230Ō-edo Onsen Monogatari

126, 135, 204, 9Ogurayama Onsen 235Rokuryu Kōsen 204-5Shiriyaki Onsen 230Shuzen-ji Onsen 244Takaragawa Onsen 230Tenzan 238Yashio-no-yu Onsen 235Yumoto Onsen 235

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Origami Kaikan 68Otoko No Hi 18Ōwakudani 238

Ppacking 16painting 35Park Hyatt Tokyo 134, 223parks, see Sights subindexPentax Sq 133people watching 197pharmacies 257-8photography 262planning 16, 46-7poetry 34-5police 256politics 41pollution 40, 258-9postal services 262-3Prada Aoyama Building

39, 132puppet theatre 37

Rrakugo 37recycling 40reiki 259responsible travel 249restaurants, see Eating

subindexrice 156Rikugi-en 117Rinnō-ji 233RiSūPia 128, 136robotics 74-5Roppongi 90-4, 92, 8

accommodation 221bars 184-5food 167-70shopping 143transport 90

Roppongi Hills 90-1Ryōgoku 121-2, 122Ryōgoku Kokugikan 121ryokan 213, see also

Sleeping subindexRyōsen-ji Treasure Museum

244

Ssafe travel 94sake 159Samba Carnival 19samurai 23

Sanja Matsuri 18Sannō-sai 19Sanya 219sashimi 155Seijin-no-hi 17Sengaku-ji 119-20Sensō-ji 83-5, 6Setsubun 17shabu-shabu 156-7shiatsu 259Shibamata 86, 11Shibuya 101-4, 102

accommodation 222-3bars 184food 171-3shopping 145-7transport 101

Shibuya Crossing 101Shichi-go-san 20Shimoda 244-5, 246Shimo-kitazawa 103-4Shinagawa 119-20, 119

accommodation 226food 177-8transport 120

Shinjuku 109-14, 110, 7accommodation 223-5bars 182-3food 174-6shopping 149-50transport 109walking tours 133-4,

133, 134Shinjuku I-Land 133Shinjuku L Tower 133Shinjuku NS Building 134Shinjuku Sumitomo

Building 133Shinjuku-gyōen 114, 2Shin-kyō-bashi 233Shiodome 63-5, 64

accommodation 216food 163-4transport 63

Shirahama 231Shirokanedai 99-100Shiro-yama 231Shiseido Gallery 58Shitamachi 130-1Shitamachi Museum 80-1shōchū 159shoes 20Shōgatsu 17shokudō 157shopping 138-52, see

also Shopping subindex¥100 shops 148

Akihabara 141-2Aoyama 147-9Asakusa 142clothing sizes 147Daikanyama 144-5Ebisu 144-5Ginza 139-40Harajuku 147-9Iidabashi 140Ikebukuro 150-1Imperial Palace 138Kanda 141-2Marunouchi 138Meguro 144-5Odaiba 151Roppongi 143Shibuya 145-7Shinjuku 149-50Ueno 140-1vending machines 74,

149, 75Shōwa-kan 61shrines 38, 98, see also

Sights subindexsleeping, see Sleeping subindexsoccer 209Sōgetsu Kaikan 89Sompo Japan Museum of

Art 113, 133Sony Building 56Sōunzan 236Spiral Building 132sports 201-9, 11, see

also Sports & Activities subindex

streetcars 118subway 252Sugimoto-dera 242sukiyaki 156Sumida-gawa (Sumida

River) 65, 226, 6sumō 207-8, 11

museums 121stadiums 121visiting a stable 123watching 207-8

Suntory Museum of Art 91surfing 231sushi 155sustainable travel 249swimming pools 206-7

TTaiko Drum Museum 86Takadanobaba, see

Ikebukuro & Takadanobaba

Takao-san 231Takeshita-dōri 105-7,

139, 5Takigi Noh 19taxes 213, 263taxis 251tea 159tea ceremony 36telephone services

263-4temples 38, 98, see also

Sights subindextempura 156Tennō-ji 130theatre 31-2, 194-6, see

also Arts subindextime 264tipping 264Tobacco & Salt Museum

101-2Tōgendai 238Toguri Museum of Art

102-3toilets 264-5Tōkei-ji 241Tokyo Big Sight 136Tokyo City View 91Tokyo Designers’ Week 20Tokyo Disney Resort 81Tokyo Dome Attractions

62Tokyo Dome City 61-2Tokyo Gallery 58Tokyo Game Show 19Tokyo International Anime

Fair 17-18Tokyo International Film

Festival 20Tokyo International Forum

39, 53, 4Tokyo Jidai Matsuri 20Tokyo Joypolis 127-8Tokyo Metropolitan

Children’s Hall 81Tokyo Metropolitan

Chrysanthemum Festival 20

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices 39, 109, 111

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 97

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum 100

Tokyo Midtown 91, 8Tokyo Motorcycle Show 17

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78-9Tokyo Opera City 111-12Tokyo Sky Tree 39Tokyo Station 29Tokyo Stock Exchange 55Tokyo Tower 94Tokyo University 82Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo

68Tomioka Hachiman-gū

123-4tonkatsu 158Tora-san Museum 86Tōshō-gū 233-4, 12tourist information 265tours 261-2, see also

walking toursToyota Mega Web 128Traditional Crafts

Museum 85train travel 251-4trekking, see hikingTsukiji 63-5, 64

food 163-4transport 63

Tsukiji Central Fish Market 63-5

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū 241

TV 42

UUeno 77-82, 78

accommodation 217-18food 165-6shopping 140-1transport 77

Ueno Zoo 80Ueno-kōen 77-8, 129, 129Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Art

Museum 107-8Ume Hanami 17unagi 158urban planning 41

Vvacations 259vaccinations 258vegan & vegetarian

travellers 159vending machines 74,

149, 75Venus Fort 135, 9views 109-11, 115, 182, 8visas 266-7visual arts 30

Wwalking 230-1, 239walking tours

Aoyama 131-2, 132Nippori 129, 129Odaiba 135-6, 135Shinjuku 133-4, 133, 134Shitamachi 130-1, 130Ueno-kōen 129, 129Yanaka 129, 129

Watari Museum of Contemporary Art 108

weather 16, 255weights, see inside front

coverwhiskey 159wine 159women travellers 267wood-block prints 35

museums 107-8work 267-8WWII 27

Yyaki-imo 174yakiniku 157Yamamoto-tei 86Yamatane Museum of Art

95, 97Yanaka Cemetery 129Yanaka Rei-en 108, 129Yanaka-Ginza 129Yashio-no-yu Onsen 235Yasukuni-jinja 59-61Yoyogi-kōen 107, 5Yumoto Onsen 235Yushima Seidō 68Yushima Tenjin 82Yūshūkan 60

ZZaimokuza 231Zōjō-ji 94zoos 80Zōshigaya Rei-en 108Zuisen-ji 242

ARTSCLASSICAL MUSICNHK Symphony Orchestra

199Tokyo Philharmonic

Orchestra 199Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

199

COMEDYAsakusa Engei Hall 197Crocodile 197

CONTEMPORARY THEATREDentsū Shiki Theatre

Umi 195Die Pratze 195Globe Tokyo Theatre 195Kingyo 195Muscle Theatre 195-6Setagaya Public Theatre

196Suzunari Theatre 196Za Kōenji 196

DANCEAoyama Enkei Gekijō 196Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon

196Session House 196Space Zero 196

JAZZB-Flat 197Blue Note Tokyo 197Hot House 198Jazz Spot Intro 198JZ Brat 198New Dug 198Shinjuku Pit Inn 198STB 139 198

OPERANew National Theatre

198

TRADITIONAL THEATRECerulean Tower Nō Theatre

194-5Kokuritsu Gekijō 194Kokuritsu Nō-gakudō 194Shimbashi Embujō Theatre

194Takarazuka Gekijō 195

DRINKING & NIGHTLIFEARTY/STYLISHA971 184Albatross 182Bar Plastic Model 183Heartland 185Insomnia Lounge 184La Jetée 183

BARSBello Visto 184Buri 186Chestnut & Squirrel 184New York Grill & Bar 183

CAFESAttic Room 187Café Meursault 187Las Chicas 187Milonga Nueva 187-8Royal Garden Café 187Tokyo Apartment Café

187

CINEMASEurospace 191Toho Cinemas Roppongi

Hills 191Yebisu Garden Cinema

191

CLUBSAgeha 188Club 3.2.8 188Club Asia 188-9Muse 189New Lex Tokyo 189Ruby Room 189Salsa Sudada 189Superdeluxe 189Womb 189

COCKTAIL LOUNGESAurora Lounge 182Sky Bar 186

GAY & LESBIANAdvocates Café 182Arty Farty 182GB 183Kinswomyn 183

KARAOKEKaraoke-Kan 188Love Net 188Pasela 188Shidax Village 188

LIVE MUSICBillboard Live 190Cavern Club 190Club Quattro 190Eggman 190La.Mama 190Liquid Room 190Loft 190

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Shibuya O-East 190-1Shibuya-Ax 190

LOUNGESKinfolk Lounge 186Tableaux Lounge 187-8

PUBSDubliners 183Hobgoblin 186What the Dickens 186

SHOTSBaja 186Mistral Blue 185Motown House 1 & 2 185Propaganda 185

SPECIALITYAgave 184Aux Amis des Vins 185Beer Bar Bitter 186Bul-Let’s 185Den Aquaroom 184Garam 183Icebar Tokyo 185Sake Plaza 186

SPORTS BARSFootnik 186Tokyo Sports Café 185

EATINGAMERICANSonoma 172Sujis 168

ASIANCoca 166Din Tai Fung 160-1Hainan Jeefan Shokudō 169Hu Tong San La Ju 168-9Kao Tai 177Lotus Palace 167Malaychan 176Moti 168Nabi 173-4Nirvana New York 168Seiryūmon 179Ten-ten Tsune-tsune

Kaitenbō 179

BRAZILIANTucano’s 172

CAFES & LIGHT MEALS@Home Café 164-5Amazake-chaya 238Ben’s Cafe 177Bowls Donburi Café 243Chaya-kado 243Hatsuhana 238Hippari Dako 235Las Chicas 174Les Deux Bleue 179Milk Hall 243Takumi-an 235

CHAINSFuji Soba 165Kohmen 165Mos Burger 165Sekai no Yamachan 165Tofūro 165Za Watami 165

CONTEMPORARY JAPANESEHibiki 179Musashi 245Ninja Akasaka 167

DEPACHIKAIsetan 162Matsuya 162Mitsukoshi 162Seibu 162Takashimaya Times Square

162

EUROPEANCanal Café 163Chalet Swiss Mini 166Coucagno 172Eataly 171El Castellano 172-3Le Bretagne 163L’Osier 161Sign 171Taverna 177

FOOD COURTSCaretta 175Marunouchi Building 175Roppongi Hills 175Shinjuku NS Building

175Shin-Marunouchi

Building 175Takashimaya Times Square

175

INTERNATIONALBombay Bazaar 171Christon Café 172Rico’s Kitchen 170T Y Harbor Brewery 177

ISRAELIDavid’s Deli 177

IZAKAYAGonpachi 170Hayashi 167Inakaya 167Okinawa 172Seigetsu 163

MEXICANFonda de la Madrugada 173Zest Cantina Ebisu 171

OKONOMIYAKINanbantei 173Sometarō 166

RĀMENIchiran 169-70Kyūsyū Jangara 174Shinatatsu 178

SEAFOODGorosaya 245

SELF-CATERINGKinokuniya International

Supermarket 169Meidi-ya 169National Azabu 169Natural House 169Yamaya 169

SHABU-SHABUAsakusa Imahan 166Ningyōchō Imahan 175Shabu-zen Roppongi 168

SOBAGonpachi 170Honmura-An 169Kanda Yabu Soba 164Mucha-an 177

STEAKHOUSESNew York Grill 175Sandaya Honten 175

STREET SNACKSGanko Dako 171Taiyaki Fujiya 171

SUKIYAKIBotan 164Ningyōchō Imahan 175-6

SUSHI & SASHIMIDaiwa Sushi 164Edogin 164Fukuzushi 167-8Gonpachi 170Heiroku Sushi 174Kyūbey 162Numazu Uogashi 160Sushi Take 245Tsukiji Tama Sushi 178Ushio 178

TEMPURADaikokuya 166-7Ten-Ichi 161

TONKATSUKimukatsu 171Maisen 173Yabaton 163

TRADITIONAL JAPANESEHantei 165Isegen 164Kado 163Komagata Dojō 166Kushiya Monogatari 176

UDONAnpuku 176-7Mimiu 160

UNAGIIzu-ei 166Nodaiwa 173

VEGETARIAN & ORGANICGyōshintei 235Mominoki House 174Nataraj 162Sasa-no-Yuki 165Tofuya-Ukai 170

YAKINIKUGyūbei 173Toraji 160

YAKITORIAkiyoshi 176Bird Land 162Omoide-yokochō 176

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SHOPPINGANTIQUESFuji-Torii 147Japan Sword 143

ART & ART SUPPLIESItōya 139Kyūkyodō 140Tolman Collection 143

BOOKSBlue Parrot 58Good Day Books 58Hacknet 144Issei-dō 58Kinokuniya 58, 134Maruzen 58

CLOTHINGA Bathing Ape 147Beams 145Chicago Thrift Store 148Comme des Garçons

148GDC 144Hanjiro 144Hysteric Glamour 147Iroha-dō 146Issey Miyake 148Koromon 144Muji 139-40Shibuya 109 146Uniqlo 139UT Store Harajuku 147Yohji Yamamoto 148

CRAFTSBingoya 140Blue & White 143Japan Traditional Craft

Center 151Kamawanu 144Oriental Bazaar 148Takumi 140Tsutsumu Factory 146

DEPARTMENT STORESDon Quijote 143Isetan 150Loft 146Matsuya 139Matsuzakaya 139Mitsukoshi 138Parco 146

Takashimaya 138Tōkyū Hands 146

DESIGNAxis 143MISC 145

ELECTRONICSAkihabara Radio Center 141Tsukumo Robotto Ō-koku

141

MANGA & ANIMEAkihabara Radio Kaikan

141Mandarake Complex 141-2

MARKETSHanazono-jinja Flea Market

150Nogi-jinja Flea Market

150Ōedo Antique Market 150Takeshita-dōri 148Tōgō-jinja Fine Arts Market

150Tsukiji Central Fish Market

63-5

MUSICDisk Union 150HMV 151Spiral Records 149

SHOPPING MALLSDecks Tokyo Beach 151Laforet Building 149Venus Fort 151, 9

SPECIALITYCondomania 149Kappabashi-dōri 142Musubi 149Natsuno 139Nippori Nuno no Machi

(Nippori Fabric Town) 141Okura 145Puppet House 140Ranking Ranqueen 146Tokyo Character Street

138Yoshitoku 142

TOYSHakuhinkan 140KiddyLand 149Nichōme Sanbanchi 146-7

TRADITIONAL PRODUCTSBengara 142Kanesō 142Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten

142

SIGHTSAMUSEMENT PARKSDecks Tokyo Beach 135Hanayashiki Amusement

Park 130Namco Namjatown 115Tokyo Disney Resort 81Tokyo Dome Attractions 62Tokyo Joypolis 127-8

BOAT CRUISESEdo-gawa 86Shimoda 245Sumida-gawa (Sumida

River) 65, 6

BUILDINGS & STRUCTURESAsahi Flame 39Christian Dior Building 131Comme des Garçons

Building 132Design Festa 19, 131Fuji Television Japan

Broadcast Center 39, 135, 9

Hachikō Statue 101Hotel New Ōtani 89, 220House of Shiseido 56-7Japan Nursing Association

Building 131Jingū-bashi 107Laforet Building 131Louis Vuitton Building 131Meguro Wedding Hall 99Mode Gakuen Cocoon

Tower 39, 133Museum of Contemporary

Art, Tokyo 39National Art Center, Tokyo

39, 93, 8National Diet Building

87, 89Nicholai Cathedral 68Nihombashi 53-4Nogi residence 93-4Park Hyatt Tokyo 134, 223Prada Aoyama Building

39, 132

Roppongi Hills 90-1Ryōgoku Kokugikan 121Shinjuku I-Land 133Shinjuku L Tower 133Shinjuku NS Building 134Shinjuku Sumitomo

Building 133Sōgetsu Kaikan 89Sony Building 56Spiral Building 132Tokyo Big Sight 136Tokyo Dome City 61-2Tokyo International Forum

39, 53, 4Tokyo Metropolitan

Government Offices 39, 109, 111

Tokyo Midtown 91, 8Tokyo Opera City 111-12Tokyo Sky Tree 39Tokyo Stock Exchange 55Tokyo Tower 94Tokyo University 82

CEMETERIESAoyama Rei-en 108Yanaka Rei-en 108 ,129Zōshigaya Rei-en 108

GALLERIES & MUSEUMSAdvertising Museum

Tokyo 65Asakura Chōso Museum 82Bashō Museum 124-5Beer Museum Yebisu 95Bijutsukan Kōgeikan 51Bridgestone Museum of

Art 54Bunkamura 102Edo-Tokyo Museum 121Fukagawa Edo Museum 124Gallery Koyanagi 58Ghibli Museum 113, 11Ginza Graphic Gallery 58Hakone Museum of Art 236Hara Museum of

Contemporary Art 120Hatakeyama Collection 120Idemitsu Museum of

Arts 53Ikebukuro Earthquake

Hall 115Japan Traditional Craft

Center 115, 117Japanese Baseball Hall of

Fame & Museum 61-2

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Japanese Sword Museum 112-13

JCII Camera Museum 62Kagaku Gijitsukan 51Kamakura National

Treasure Museum 242Kantō Earthquake

Memorial Museum 121-2Kite Museum 55Meguro Museum of Art,

Tokyo 99Meguro Parasitological

Museum 99Metro Museum 125Miraikan 126-7, 135Mori Art Museum 91Musée Tomo 94Museum of Contemporary

Art, Tokyo 39, 123Museum of Maritime

Science 128Nadiff A/P/A/R/T 97National Art Center, Tokyo

39, 93, 8National Film Centre 54-5National Museum of

Emerging Science & Innovation 126-7, 135

National Museum of Western Art 79-80

National Science Museum 80

New Ōtani Art Museum 89Nezu Museum 108, 132Nihon Budōkan 51Nihon Mingei-kan 104Origami Kaikan 68Pentax Sq 133RiSūPia 128, 136Ryōsen-ji Treasure Museum

244Shiseido Gallery 58Shitamachi Museum 80-1Shōwa-kan 61Sompo Japan Museum of

Art 113, 133Sumō Museum 121Suntory Museum of Art 91Taiko Drum Museum 86Tobacco & Salt Museum

101-2Toguri Museum of Art

102-3Tokyo Gallery 58

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 97

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum 100

Tokyo National Museum 78-9

Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo 68

Tora-san Museum 86Traditional Crafts

Museum 85Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Art

Museum 107-8Watari Museum of

Contemporary Art 108Yamatane Museum of Art

95, 97Yūshūkan 60

MARKETSTsukiji Central Fish Market

63-5

PARKS & GARDENSChinzan-sō 117Hama Rikyū Onshi-teien 65Hibiya-kōen 56Higashi-gyōen 51Kitanomaru-kōen 51Kiyosumi Teien 123Koishikawa Kōrakuen 62Rikugi-en 117Shinjuku-gyōen 114, 2Ueno-kōen 77-8, 129, 129Yamamoto-tei 86Yoyogi-kōen 107, 5

SHOPPING STREETSAmeya Yokochō 81-2, 139Kappabashi-dōri 86MISC 139Nakamise-dōri 142Shimo-kitazawa 103-4Takeshita-dōri 105-7,

139, 5

TEMPLES & SHRINESAsakusa-jinja 85Chingodō 130Daien-ji 97, 99Egaraten-jinja 242Engaku-ji 241Ennō-ji 241-2

Enoshima-jinja 244Fukagawa Fudō-dō 123Gokoku-ji 117Hanazono-jinja 114, 134Hase-dera 241Hie-jinja 87Higashi Hongan-ji 131Hōkoku-ji 242Jōchi-ji 241Jōkan-ji 118Kakuon-ji 242Kanda Myōjin 68Kannon-ji 129Kenchō-ji 241Meiji-jingū 105, 5Rinnō-ji 233Sengaku-ji 119-20Sensō-ji 83-5, 6Sugimoto-dera 242Tennō-ji 130Tōkei-ji 241Tomioka Hachiman-gū

123-4Tōshō-gū 233-4, 12Tsurugaoka

Hachiman-gū 241Yasukuni-jinja 59-61Yushima Seidō 68Yushima Tenjin 82Zōjō-ji 94Zuisen-ji 242

ZOOSUeno Zoo 80

SLEEPINGBOUTIQUE HOTELSFujiya Hotel 239Hotel Claska 217, 10Kamakura Park Hotel 244Shibuya Granbell Hotel 222Sutton Place Hotel Ueno 218

BUDGET HOTELSClassical Hotel Ajisai 243Hotel Accela 219Hotel New Azuma 219Hotel New Kamakura 244Hotel New Kōyō 219Juyoh Hotel 219Tokyo Backpackers 219

BUSINESS HOTELSAsia Center of Japan 221City Hotel Lonestar 224

Ginza Nikkō Hotel 215Hotel Avanshell Akasaka

220-1Hotel Com’s Ginza 215-16Hotel Ibis 221Hotel Mets Shibuya 222Hotel My Stays

Ochanomizu 217Hotel Parkside 218Hotel Strix Tokyo 225Hotel Villa Fontaine

Shiodome 216Kadoya Hotel 224National Children’s Castle

Hotel 223New Central Hotel 217Presso Inn Kanda 217Shibuya City Hotel 222-3Shibuya Tōkyū Inn 222Suigetsu Hotel Ōgaisō 218The b roppongi 221Tokyo Business Hotel 224Tōyoko Inn 226Villa Fontaine Roppongi

Annex 221Yaesu Terminal Hotel 215

CAPSULE HOTELSCapsule Hotel Riverside 219Capsule Land Shibuya 223Green Plaza Shinjuku 224-5

GUEST HOUSES & PENSIONSAnnex Turtle Hotori-An 235Fuji-Hakone Guest House

238Moto-Hakone Guest House

238Nikkō Park Lodge 235Nikkō Pension 235Turtle Inn Nikkō 235

HOSTELSAnne Hostel 226Hakone Sengokuhara Youth

Hostel 238-9House Ikebukuro 225Kamakura Hase Youth

Hostel 243Khaosan Tokyo Guesthouse

220Khaosan Tokyo Ninja 226K’s House 220Sakura Hostel 220Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro 225

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216

LUXURY HOTELSANA Intercontinental

Tokyo 220Asakusa View Hotel 218Cerulean Tower Tōkyū

Hotel 222Conrad Hotel 216Excel Tokyu Hotel 222Four Seasons Hotel

Chinzan-sō 225Grand Hyatt Tokyo 221Hilton Tokyo 224Hotel Century Southern

Tower 224Hotel Metropolitan 225Hotel New Ōtani 89, 220Hotel Ōkura 220Hotel Seiyō Ginza 215Hyatt Regency Tokyo

223-4Imperial Hotel 215Keiō Plaza Hotel 224Mandarin Oriental Tokyo

214-15Marunouchi Hotel 215Mercure Hotel Ginza Tokyo

215Nikkō Kanaya Hotel 236Park Hyatt Tokyo 134, 223Peninsula Hotel 214Prince Hotel Shinagawa

226Ritz-Carlton Tokyo 221Shangri-La Hotel 214Shimoda Bay Kuroshio 246Shimoda Tōkyū Hotel 246Shinjuku Prince Hotel 224Strings Hotel Tokyo 226Westin Hotel Tokyo 222Yama-no-Ue (Hilltop) Hotel

216-17

RYOKANAndon Ryokan 217Arai Ryokan 244Hōmeikan 217-18Kimi Ryokan 225Nikkō Cottage Inn Fūsha

235Ōizu Ryokan 246Ryokan Katsutarō 218Ryokan Katsutarō Annex

218Ryokan Sansuisō 226Ryokan Shigetsu 219Sawanoya Ryokan 218Sukeroku No Yado

Sadachiyo 219Tama Ryokan 226Tokyo Ryokan 219-20Yamane Ryokan 246Yoshimizu 216

SPORTS & ACTIVITIESBASEBALLJingū Baseball Stadium 209Tokyo Dome 209

CYCLINGImperial Palace cycling

course 205Jingū-Gaien Cycling Centre

205Tokyo Rent a Bike 205

FOOTBALLNational Stadium 209

GOLFTokyo Tomin Golf Course

206

GYMS & POOLSAqua Field Shiba Park 207Chiyoda Sogo Taikukan

Pool 206

Chūō-ku Sōgō Sports Centre 206-7

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Indoor Pool 207

HIKINGInari-yama trail 231International Adventure

Club 230Okutama 230Ōme 230Takao-san 231

HORSE RACINGŌi Keibajō 209Tokyo Keibajō 209

IKEBANAOhara School of Ikebana

207Sōgetsu Kaikan 207

MARTIAL ARTSAikikai Foundation

202Japan Karate

Association 202Kōdōkan Judō Institute

202Kyūmeikan 202

PUBLIC BATHS & ONSENAqua Garden

Mitsukoshi-yū 204Asakusa Kannon Onsen

203Chōjūkan Inn 228Ikaho Onsen 230Jakotsu-yu 203-4Kappa Tengoku 238Komparu-yu Onsen

204La Qua Spa 204Kusatsu Onsen 230

Minakami Onsen 230MISC 139Ō-edo Onsen Monogatari

126, 135, 204, 9Ogurayama Onsen 235Rokuryu Kōsen 204-5Shiriyaki Onsen 230Shuzen-ji Onsen 244Takaragawa Onsen 230Tenzan 238Yashio-no-yu Onsen

235Yumoto Onsen 235

RUNNINGHash House Harriers

205

SKATINGCitizen Plaza 206Meiji-jingū Ice Skating

Rink 206

SUMŌRyōgoku Kokugikan 208Tomozuna Stable 208

YOGA & PILATESBody Arts & Science

International 207International Yoga Center

207

TOP PICKSactivities 205anime 70clubs 189contemporary art

venues 31contemporary buildings

39news sites 42quirky events 17ryokan 213traditional art venues 35traditional crafts shops 143

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Regional, SuburbState, Provincial

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WaterCanal

Intermittent RiverRiver, Creek

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Rail (Fast Track)

MetroFerry

MonorailRail (Underground)

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Walking Trail

One-Way Street

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Unsealed Road

LaneTertiary

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TollwayFreeway

Under Construction

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