Tokyo City Atlas: A Bilingual Guide

by Kodansha

This is the updated third edition of an atlas first published in 1998. During the past six years, the transportation network of the metropolitan area of Tokyo has changed a good deal. In the case of the subway system, lines have been extended, and some rapid-transit lines have been added, so
code numbers for each station are given in our atlas for foreign travelers to identify them easily. In addition, as a result of urban development in areas such as Roppongi, Shinagawa, and Shiodome, quite a few new company buildings, stores, and hotels have appeared. These developments are also
covered in this updated edition.

- 21 area maps of Metropolitan Tokyo (42 pages) showing not only chome numbers but also block numbers (banchi).
- 18 detailed maps of Central Tokyo (30 pages) to guide the reader even to numbered subway station entrances.
- An additional 7 maps of central Yokohama and Kawasaki and access maps to 3 U.S. military bases (Yokosuka, Yokota and Zama).
- Comprehensive index: More than 3,600 entries of town and station names, as well as major organizations and buildings, provide the user with easy access to all destinations.

Genres: Travel, Japan, Reference, Nonfiction

124 pages, Paperback

First published December 10, 2004

About the author

Kodansha Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社講談社, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kōdansha) is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, as well as the more literary magazines Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1909, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation.

Reviews

[Tosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tokyo is the most amazing city that I have ever been to. For one thing most of the streets don't have names. The one's who do, it is usually located on the telephone pole. It took me 15 years to find such a sign.

Without fail I purchase the latest edition of this map book, due to the fact that Tokyo keeps getting larger and changing. It is not really a city or metropolis, it's more like living nerve ends.

Probably one of the most treasured items I have are my map books to Tokyo. For those who are spending more than two weeks in the city MUST get this book. I freak out if this book is not within 12 feet away from me (at all times) even when I am in Los Angeles.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

ok you can't really read an atlas--i just wanted to brag (again) about how i went to tokyo. but if you plan on aimlessly wandering around the city and would ever like to see your hotel again, i would bring this book.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

[2008.11] We used it all the time during our one week in Tokyo in Fall 2008. Bilingual + specific to Japanese addresses (i.e. block numbers, etc.) = perfect!