Lonely Planet Tokyo (Lonely Planet Tokyo)

They don't come any cooler than Tokyo. By turns hi-tech, lo-fi, conventional and outrageous, Tokyo is a city that shouldn't work but does. Promenade with the goths of Harajuku, feast your eyes on the blazing lights of Ginza, and unwind in an intimate izakaya. For a city as stylish as Tokyo, you need a smart and streetwise guide. This is it.

• INDULGE YOUR APPETITE in the finest local restaurants with our Japanese food chapter

• CATCH THE BULLET TRAIN with confidence, with 11 detailed color maps, and routes and prices from Akihabara to Ueno Zoo

• DO THE SHINTO SHUFFLE with walking tours to temples and shrines, gardens and palaces

• PICK UP THE PULSE of the city with our entertainment listings and City Life chapter

• REFRESH YOUR SENSES with easy day-trips to onsen, temple towns and the famed Mt Fuji