Lost Guides - Tokyo & Beyond is a travel guide book that aims to help even the most seasoned of traveller to unlock the mystery and magic of Japan. Starting with the capital city Tokyo, the book shows the reader where the best neighbourhoods are to feel like a local, with recommendations on affordable sushi spots to cool coffee stands, flea market selling vintage kimonos to secret open-air sentos to bath in after a long day.
A quick hop on the shinkansen bullet train whisks travellers away to polar opposite scenes. Try skiing in Hakuba, or onsen hopping in Hakone. Explore the rich heritage of Kyoto, or stay in a monastery in Mount Koya. Fall in love with Mount Fuji before heading back to the city for late night karaoke. Designed to be practical and useful as well as beautiful, this book is organised into neighbourhoods, with maps and original photography to give the reader all the information that they need to plan the perfect trip to Tokyo.
Contents: Tokyo: Shibuya, Nakameguro, Roppongi, Harajuku, Omotesando, Shimokitazawa, Shinjuku, Ginza & Tokyo Station, Ueno & Ryogoku Near Tokyo: Hakuba, Hakone, Mount Fuji, Karuizawa Beyond: Kyoto, Nara, Mount Koya Mini Guides: Ramen Guide to Tokyo, Public Bath Guide to Tokyo, 10-Day Itinerary Japan Photo Journal
About the Author
Anna Chittenden is the author, photographer and explorer for the Lost Guides travel guidebooks. Originally from the UK, she is now based in Singapore and travels within the region for her research. She has published the guidebooks Lost Guides - Bali & Islands and Lost Guides - Singapore, as well contributing to magazine titles such as Conde Nast Traveller and Travel & Leisure. Lost Guides - Tokyo & Beyond is Anna's third book.
Industry Reviews
''This is such a fantastic guide book. We visited almost everywhere in the book and nothing disappointed. Anna's passion for travel and seeking out things that your usual guide books would miss is amazing and I can't wait to visit another place that she's written about!'' (HW, Amazon)
''Hi Anna ! A massive congrats for your guides that are still my bible for Bali (3rd trip and 3rd time I'm using it) and Singapore (don't know what I would have done without you) ! You wrote exactly what I've always been looking for when traveling and it's a shame there aren't more of them ! I'm truly looking forward to reading the next ones!'' (Robin, Paris)
''Hi Anna- my sister was just up for the week in Singapore, I have lived here for a year. I just wanted to let u know that your book on Singapore is not about facts or places at all, it is about spirit. I have traveled the world, business and pleasure, please keep doing your work, you are touching people in magical ways. '' (Chris, Singapore) 'Anna's book is a brilliant compendium of everything you go to Bali hoping to find: the lo-fi beach shacks, the smart little restaurants, the shops and the most deserted stretches of sand.'Cond Nast Traveller
'This guide is a slender, eminently packable counterpart to the glut of weighty tourism tomes and is carefully curated so it only shows you the best bits.' Travel & Leisure