Tokyo Guide – For Japan Travel

This app is the digital version of the latest travel guide book released in January 2018 by the City of Tokyo and the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau. Content is available in English, and completely free! We invite you to download it if you are planning to travel around Tokyo while in Japan.

▼Features of the App
- This is a completely free-to-use digital book app
- Read page-by-page, or turn your smartphone on its side to read two pages (center spread) at a time.
- Tap the screen while reading to display the “page select function” at the bottom of the screen.
This function allows you to move smoothly to the page you want.
- Once you have downloaded it, the content displayed is available for reading until March 2019.
From April 2019 onwards, the displayed content is scheduled to switch to an updated version.
- Once downloaded, it can be viewed on a smartphone or tablet, and will be available offline.
That means that you can enjoy your travel around Tokyo even if there is no internet connection.

▼Displayed Content
Tokyo, a city where tradition and innovation intersect and new styles are constantly being created, promising diverse delights. The City of Tokyo and the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau have combined forces to gather all the delights, both old and new, of each area of Tokyo, the city at the heart of Japan, and summarise them in one guidebook! The pages of the guide not only feature abundant photographs of locations like Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower, but also maps handy for any traveler. The design is simple and easy to read. Naturally, the areas, establishments and goods presented in the guide have been rigorously selected through research into what information travelers want to know right now.
The guide also presents stores that provide a halal menu without pork or alcohol, so that followers of Islam can enjoy their meals with peace of mind.
The comprehensive information contained within will meet your needs whether you are traveling as part of a group, or as an individual!

The main content is as follows.
- Shinjuku:
Featuring stores recommended for travelers wishing to purchase home appliances, fashion or sweets as souvenirs, as well as entertainment bars created through collaboration between karaoke bars and popular video game manufacturers.

- Shibuya, Harajuku, Omotesando:
Featuring the best stores for purchasing trending fashion items, as well as establishments where you can enjoy avant-garde live entertainment.

- Ginza, Tokyo, Marunouchi:
Featuring stores dealing in luxury brands or products which highlight the attention to detail of Japanese craftmanship, as well as spots such as the cluster of famous ramen shops that stand as exemplars of Tokyo Ramen in the Tokyo Station Complex.

- Asakusa, Oshiage:
Featuring the Tokyo Skytree, commercial establishments which gather famous products and local cuisine from all over Japan, photo studios offering the opportunity to be photographed in a kimono, and bars where you can enjoy your drinks in an atmosphere which is uniquely “Tokyo”.

- Ueno, Okachimachi:
Featuring Ueno Park with its zoo and art museum, retail complexes so stylish that you might forget they are situated under the elevated structure of the Yamanote Line, and the National Museum of Western Art, where the building itself is recognised as so valuable that it has been registered as a world cultural heritage site.

- Displays route maps which includes the subway, and other easy-to-follow maps.
- Handy information on special public transport offers restricted to foreign travelers
- Also offers useful basic information for traveling in Tokyo including aspects such as cash withdrawal, currency exchange, and how to use free Wi-Fi etc.

This digital app is packed with even more of the latest information on Tokyo.
So, go and find the new Tokyo that’s just right for you.