Ebook: Tokyo: 34 Walks in the World's Most Exciting City

Cover; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: TOKYO AND ITS HERITAGE; CHAPTER 1: CENTRAL TOKYO; Walking Tour 1: MARUNOUCHI, THE IMPERIAL PALACE AND HIBIYA PARK; 1 Tokyo Station; 2 Imperial Theater/Idemitsu Art Museum; 3 The Imperial Palace Outer Garden; 4 Hibiya Park; 5 The Imperial Hotel; Walking Tour 2: OTEMACHI, IMPERIAL PALACE GARDENS, AND YASUKUNI SHRINE; 1 The Hill of Masakado's Head; 2 Statue of Kiyomaro; 3 The Imperial Palace East Garden; 4 Kita-no-maru Park; 5 Yasukuni Shrine; 6 Chidorigafuchi Water Park; 7 JCII Camera Museum (diversion); Walking Tour 3: NAGATACHO AND AKASAKA.;Tokyo: 29 Walks in the World's Most Exciting City is the only guide to the city that is exclusively a walking guide, with lively text full of facts and stories that emphasize the history, culture, architecture and spirit of the city and its neighborhoods. On foot and by train or subway, it takes you through the most fascinating parts of the modern megalopolis, while making the shogun's city-the Edo of samurai and geishas, merchants and artisans-and the outlines of old Tokyo come alive. From famous historical sites like the Imperial Palace to unique attractions like the Tsukiji Fish.