Lost Guides - Tokyo & Beyond: A Unique, Stylish and Offbeat Travel Guide to Tokyo and Places Easily Reached from the City

by Anna Chittenden

Lost Guides – Tokyo & Beyond is a travel guide book that aims to help even the most seasoned of traveler to unlock the mystery and magic of Japan. Starting with the capital city Tokyo, the book shows the reader where the best neighborhoods 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 travelers 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 neighborhoods, with maps and original photography to give the reader all the information that they need to plan the perfect trip to Tokyo.
Shibuya, Nakameguro, Roppongi, Harajuku, Omotesando, Shimokitazawa, Shinjuku, Ginza & Tokyo Station, Ueno & Ryogoku Near Hakuba, Hakone, Mount Fuji, Karuizawa Kyoto, Nara, Mount Koya Mini Ramen Guide to Tokyo, Public Bath Guide to Tokyo, 10-Day Itinerary Japan Photo Journal

Genres: Travel, Japan

230 pages, Paperback

Published October 9, 2019

Reviews

[Erin McDougle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just wanna go Japan now this was such a relaxing read 🥺🥺

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good places in here to add to my list of stuff to do in Japan.

Kyu Asakusa House - Only 100 Yen to get in and see a traditional house
Ota Memorial Museum of Art - Harajuku - Woodblock print and the pieces are constantly rotated
Cafe Kitsune - Omotesando - Coffee/Tea House
Aoyama Flower Market - Omotesando - This has popped up again, so clearly a must visit!
Nezu Museum - Omotesando - Another one that is popping up in my readings, so must be added to the list. Art and a tea house. Can't really go wrong here.
Bear Pond Espresso - Shimokitazawa - Not a coffee drinker but the wife is and this seems like a cool place to get a drink
Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum - Shimokitazawa - They do a indigo dyeing workshop and that is reason enough to go!
Hamarikyu Gardens - Ginza & Tokyo Station - Gardens and Tea Houses always win me over. The plum blossoms and rape seed flowers would be stunning.

Day Trips
Karuizawa - This place looks amazing plus flying squirrels!
Hakone - Old railways through bamboo, Open-Air Museum and the Great Boiling Valley. Sounds lovely to me.
Kyoto - We have been to Kyoto before but we're always looking for something else to see. Murin-an - Japanese Garden constructed in 1896 and a 'Place of Scenic Beauty'. 410 Yen to get in and not open in the winter, March through October only.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

While a trip to Japan seems far off for me, reading through this felt like a cozy way to travel from wherever I happened to be~ Anna has a lovely way of describing the unique details in each excerpt, with a sense of awe and respect that comes through even in such a small paragraph. The photographs offer lovely snapshots of each area, often seeming unobtrusive and natural to the location. Most of the places mentioned are in well-known areas, but aren't the spots guides typically point towards, making the recommendations feel a tad more personal, and trusted.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a few interesting places rather than just eating spots so I quite like it! Wish I have a trip line up to make use of this book

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fabulous guide for Tokyo and beyond.
Worth the read!