Tokyo : capital of cool : Tokyo's most famous sights from Asakusa to Harajuku
(2018, original release: 2015)
By:
Goss, Rob
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
915.2135/GOSS,R
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2018]
©2015
©2015
DESCRIPTION
120 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9784805314678, 4805314672 :, 4805314672, 9784805314678, 9784805314678
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Second subtitle from cover
"Take a colorful tour of Japan's capital with this alternative Japan travel guide that explores Tokyo's distinctive architecture, fashion, food, and so much more. Tokyo - Capital of Cool delves into Tokyo's Edo-era roots, its thirst to modernize while retaining its traditions, its amazing culinary heritage, and the impact of its creative youth population. From the chic streets of Omotesando to the Tosho-gu shrine complex in Nikko, award-winning travel and fiction writer Rob Goss takes readers to the patchwork of districts and sights that comprise Tokyo and its neighboring towns."--
Color illustrations on endpapers
Natja winner, silver award