This book is fantastic! It's slim, but packed with info for the Tokyo tourist. I love that it has both the kanji and the romaji pronunciation - not all Tokyo streets have the roman characters for you to read. It shows every street, even the ones without names!

I dragged this book all over Tokyo. It fit in my (admittedly large) purse easily! I had to take my GRE in a non-touristy area and I don't know how I would have found the testing center without it.

I was just checking back with Amazon to see if there is a new version of this indispensable book. I travel to Tokyo for leisure annually and would not dream of going without this book. I actually had a nightmare a couple of weeks ago that I arrived in Tokyo without this book!

As other reviewrs have said, this book will allow you to make sense of the unusual Japanese address system. Very importantly as well, it will help you in deciding which station exit to take as you travel around the city. When one is dealing with a station like Shinjuku (the world's largest)this is incredibly useful. Locate where you want to be when you come out of the station, and select the appropriate station exit from the map.

Can't recommend this one enough!

I live and play in Tokyo, and this book is absolutely necessary, whether you are traveling here for a week, or moving here for 3 years to life. But let's be honest, it can be confusing. The book does the best job possible of mapping out Tokyo, with only a handful of errors for a few subway exits (i.e., the map makes it look like you turn right, when you need to turn left, and it's the reason it doesn't get a 5), but Tokyo is so completely confusing that there is really no way to get more detailed or accurate without GPS. Here are a few things you will find in the book:

1) Metropolitan Tokyo Rail System map on the inside of the cover. This map offers a visual representation of all (except one new that just opened) rail lines in and around Tokyo. It's expansive, including all of the 23 ku (sub-cities) that make up Tokyo. One of the most important things about this first map is that it gives you a N-E-S-W overall visual for orientation. This can really come in handy if you need to travel to one of the more remote areas that are not included in the various map sections spanning 84 pages of the book.

2) Tokyo Subway System Map. This may be the most important map in the book if you plan to use the Tokyo Subway system. Let's be honest, if you come to Tokyo, you will most likely need to take the subway somewhere. The map is color-coded by specific subway lines, so if you need to travel from the southern part of Central Tokyo to the northern part, and make subway transfers along the way, this map will tell you which stations connect between multiple lines and where to make transfers. The map is strictly of Central Tokyo, however, and won't help much if you are outside of Central Tokyo. Given that there are over 300 subway stations in Central Tokyo alone, you can comprehend the need for a map that shows exactly how they interconnect.

3) The Contents Page. The contents page directs you to specific maps of areas of Central Tokyo (pages 8-37), but does not separate out the majority of the 23 wards (pages 38-79). It also includes a couple of outlying areas, Keihin, Kawasaki, Yokohama, etc. Unfortunately, the Contents page is mostly useless. I never rely on it, but instead use the 40 page index.

4) Individual maps of sub-sections of the City. The maps are grouped by areas of the city, starting with the heart of Tokyo at Tokyo Station, and going in a random, not really logical grouping of various parts of the city in the pages that follow. The maps include extreme detail, including building names, town and chome boundaries, chome numbers and block numbers, but not specific building numbers. Addresses in Japan, as another reviewer pointed out, are confusing. For example, if you have been given the address of a restaurant as Roppongi 6-6-9, the map book will give you the area (Roppongi), will divide it by sections (chome) of Roppongi (Roppongi (6)), and in light blue will give a small number for the correct block. It will also show the closest subway station, usually a light purple, and in bold number, the subway exit closest to the block where you need to go. You'll find the book easier to use as you get used to the addressing system in Tokyo, and if you happen to find yourself on a block with one or two buildings, it'll be easier to find your locations. Problems arise when you are trying to go someplace out of the way, or some hidden little restaurant in an unfamiliar part of town. In cases where there are many buildings on a block, you may have to search hard for the place you want to go, but the book will at least get you to the right block.

One other important detail is that some streets in Tokyo are actually named streets (dori), and in those cases, the names are identified on the map. One other important feature is that everything in the book is bilingual, so if you have an address, get into a taxi with no GPS, you can show the driver the page of the area you are going, and he'll be better able to take you where you need to go because he can read the book as well.

I never leave home without this book.

This book is indispensable for anyone spending much time in Tokyo. It got me (and my directionally-challenged spouse) around for several months. It includes the numbers of various exits at subway stops that can save you much aggravation and extra walking. And it has the added advantage that you can read it without looking like you're lost all the time.

This was my "go to" book on our trip to Japan. One of the most useful features was being able to determine which door to take when exiting a subway station -as many of them are huge and have many exits. This saved us a bit of time. The subway/train map was also very helpful.

Tokyo is a very complex city to get around in. If you are going to be there on your own much, get this. Trust me - you need it. And it is very well done to boot.

You won't get lost with this atlas. The best thing is: all exits from subways are numbered, so you will always find the right way out. I highly recommend it.

Si no quieres andar perdido y poder encontrar las direcciones, por ejemplo la de tu hotel, este atlas es vital, sobre todo hablando de una ciudad tan grande como Tokyo.
Viene en ingles y japones, cosa muy importante (asi puedes pedir a un autoctono que te ayude a encontrar un sitio con el mapa).
Tiene mucha informacion turistica (museos, ryokans, puntos de interes..)
Y sobre todo tiene los numeros de los bloques escritos en el mapa, que es la unica forma de localizar una direccion en una ciudad en la que muchas calles
no tienen nombre.
Resumiendo, si no lo tienes andaras perdido y si lo tienes no.........

I cannot recommend this atlas more. The level of detail is absolutely necessary in a city where the street number cannot be relied on for a buildings location. Until 1957, address street numbers were assigned in chronologic order, not geographic

Is this the best bilingual atlas out there? Probably so. However, at 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches, it's slim, but extremely wide and tall. This is unfortunate, as it makes it so it does not fit into your pocket or a small purse.

Admittedly it's easier to read, but often times, you're having to open this up in cramped quarters (of which there are plenty in Japan), and it's a lot more convenient to pull this out of a pocket vs a backpack in a congested area. There are several pocketable Tokyo atlases written in Japanese only, and it's a shame they don't have a bilingual edition of those, as it would be a lot easier to carry.

At 5 years old, it's a bit outdated, as a good chunk of the city has changed already. It's a shame that they don't update this at least once every 2 years. Still, a must-buy if you plan on going solo or off the beaten path. If you plan on hanging out with a tour group or locals, it's unlikely that you'll need this.

Tokyo is incredible but difficult to navigate unless you have an accurate and detailed map. These maps contain all the essentials, even the subway exits. Even after many years living in Tokyo, I never go beyond my neighborhood without this book. I've tried most tourist maps of Tokyo but at best they provide an approximate guide. This book can prevent spending thirty minutes trying to find the correct exit out of Shinjuku station or walking a kilometer out of the way after surfacing at the wrong exit. Major landmarks are also labeled in English so you can remember what it's like to be literate.

A very handy guide that helped me navigate my way around Tokyo's labyrinth streets. A great deal of work went into this book and it is truly helpful in areas where there isn't an English translation on the signage. Although I have to say, that during my recent trip to Japan, any time I looked down at my directions or map a native would approach me to help me with directions. Even if they couldn't speak a word of English they would work through it to send you off in the right direction. In spite of my good fortune to run into so many helpful people, having the book was my security blanket. I'm buying a copy for a friend who travels to Japan quite often as I'm sure they will find it a lifesaver.

A very handy guide that helped me that helped me navigate my way around Tokyo's labyrinth streets. A great deal of work went into this book and it is truly helpful in areas where there isn't an English translation on the signage. Although I have to say, that during my recent trip to Japan, any time I looked down at my directions or map a native would approach me to help me with directions. Even if they couldn't speak a word of English they would work through it to send you off in the right direction. In spite of my good fortune to run into so many helpful people, having the book was my security blanket. I'm buying a copy for a friend who travels to Japan quite often as I'm sure they will find it a lifesaver.

This was the most useful thing I brought to Tokyo. I used it every day I was there, and the bilingual feature came in handy considering many fare charts and train stations don't have the Anglicized spellings of routes/stations prominently displayed.

It was most useful when I found my train line unexpectedly delayed/indefinitely shut-down one evening and had to find my way to the next station to get home. Or when I thought Yoyogi Park looked like a short walk from the top of the Met. Gov't Building and took off on foot, only to get a very interesting route through several wards before finding the park. Even though I was quite off course, the map was accurate, reflected the landmarks (good luck finding a named street), and made getting around easy. I got lost but could always reference the map and find my way home.

My only criticism is that it did not go into much detail beyond central Tokyo and I spent some time in outlying areas. Obviously it's a large city and hard to pack so much into a still-portable book, but something of the suburbs would be nice in future editions.

I recently went to Tokyo. Before I got there I thought I'd be lost if there was no way to figure out the somewhat strange addressing system in use there. Well, as it happened, you can get lost just the same (especially if you're looking for an establishment that closed two years ago!). I think the map is quite good but one has to keep in mind that if one is lost with the map, it's as good as not having a map if you can't speak Japanese.

Quite simply, this atlas is worth its weight in gold. There are few street address systems more confusing than the Japanese variety, streets are rarely labeled (and even then, if you don't read Japanese, you're usually sunk), and guidebook maps, as I know from rueful experience, look precise and then require half an hour circling several look-alike blocks in confusion.

To all these problems, the Bilingual Atlas is the solution. Streets are labeled in Japanese and in romaji, block numbers are clearly designated, shrines, temples, hotels, stores and almost every conceivable point of interest are clearly labled, and the maps even mark where the various subway station exits deposit commuters. The subway and train maps are comprehensive and as easy to understand as anything you'll find.

My only complaint? The pages aren't completely waterproof, as I found out the hard way one night in Shinjuku.

this is an indispensible guide for tokyo. do yourself a favor and buy this book if you plan to be in tokyo longer than a week. we would be lost without it. hell is coming back as a tokyo mailman!!!!!

While I did use this book a lot (I had the paperback version), I found it heavy to carry. What I did most days was refer to it and cross referance with my paper map, plan our days travels and then leave it back at our apt. I brought my paper map everywhere.
I like to tear out the sections of the travel book that I will need for the day to cut down on weight and bulk. Since we needed umbrellas(it rains a lot in Tokyo), Jackets and water bottles, camara, hats and maps it was all a bit cumbersom.

This atlas is very light-weighted and handy in size. All location names are written in both romaji (English characters) and Japanese/Kanji characters. In addition to enclosing Metropolitan Tokyo Rail System and Tokyo Subway System, it provides detailed maps of Central Tokyo such as Ginza, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Ikenukuro, Harajuku, and Ueno, etc. All maps show the chome numbers and block numbers so that readers can easily identify the physical address location in Tokyo. The maps also show underground passage, park, subway, hospital, hotels, and so on. For all the subway stations on the maps, it indicates all the exits' numbers of the station, readers can locate which exist they should go to for getting closer to their destination.

Besides the Central Tokyo maps, it covers all 23 wards in Tokyo including: Adachi-ku, Arakawa-ku, Bunkyo-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Chuo-ku, Edogawa-ku, Itabashi-ku, Katsushika-ku, Kita-ku, Koto-ku, Meguro-ku, Minato-ku, Nakano-ku, Nerima-ku, Ota-ku, Setagaya-ku, Shibuya-ku, Shinagawa-ku, Shinjuku-ku, Suginami-ku, Sumida-ku, Taito-ku, and Toshima-ku. The atlas also inlcudes helpful supplemental indexes for looking up Hotels and Inns, Embassies, and Airlines locations. Overall, this is a MUST-HAVE for tourists walking & shopping around in Tokyo.

(Reviewed by Otto Yuen, 03-July-2007)

Coming to visit Tokyo or living in Tokyo, this Atlas provides color maps to navigate around this maze of a city.
Subway exits are clearly marked. Book is portable, tucks into the side pocket of any briefcase or purse for easy access. Residing in Tokyo the last 1.5years, I refer to this book often to get me around.

Ultimate guide to the streets and trains / subways of Tokyo, hands down. Nice slender profile and easy to use format. I personally use it to plan the day that is forthcoming. Now I can hop on the right train, transfer with ease at the right place, know which exit to leave the station, and walk to my destination. When a book can help tame the confusion of one of the world's largest cities and provide a sense of confidence in knowing the accuracy of it's information will easily get you to where you want to go, that is saying something.

This book is not a guidebook - it is strictly a map. Almost the most detailed map I have ever seen!

Do not go to Tokyo without this book! This book enabled me to locate buildings based on addresses. It gives the name of the area, then the block numbers. You need this info to find anything that is not on a main street - ie: all the really good eatery suggestions in your travel books!!

Buy it!

The English-language maps of Tokyo I've found in guidebooks and elsewhere have generally been incomplete at best, so this map was a terrific find. I've lived in Tokyo for three years and can vouch for this map's utility.

The layout of the book is very simple and straightforward. There are maps of the entire city as well as smaller, more detailed maps of the major areas, such as Shibuya, Ikebukuro, etc...There are a couple pages with the train and subway routes, which is also very helpful and the index is handy when looking for a specific area. My only gripe is that the book isn't larger but I suppose it's been designed for people who want to carry it with them when exploring the city. In any event, this is a small concern; the book is just what I needed.

I've just returned from 2 & 1/2 weeks in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka) ..and while Kyoto was a pleasure to navigate using only local tourist maps (such as the ones available at most hotels, or the Japan TIC offices).. Tokyo is another story. The JR and subway systems are a piece of cake, even for those who do not read or speak Japanese (as long as you ask a station attendant for the english map), but once you get up (or down) to street level.. that's where this little beauty really shines.. and without it, well, good luck!

Tokyo doesn't seem to have any english street signs.. and without landmarks for reference, it seems painfully easy to get turned around and completely lose your way, even within a small area. This book includes myriad landmarks with an emphasis on taller buildings, highly visible landmarks and english signage.. and I honestly don't know how we'd have found our way around Tokyo without it. I'd recommend this before any of the usual guide books, though most of them have plenty of useful information to help you plan your trip, all the plans in the world are worthless if you can't get to your destination. Buy this book and keep it with you every day that you plan on walking around Tokyo, it will prove its worth many times over as it saves you hours if not days of valuable travel time by helping you to get to where you are going in shinjuku, shibuya and the rest of this mad city.

This guide allowed us to trek all around Tokyo and environs with confidence. We didn't get lost once! I took it with me every day and navigated the subway and train systems like a pro. Even our Japanese friends were impressed by the guide's level of detail showing hotels, shops and landmarks. Highly recommended.

I've just returned from 2 & 1/2 weeks in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka) ..and while Kyoto was a pleasure to navigate using only local tourist maps (such as the ones available at most hotels, or the Japan TIC offices).. Tokyo is another story. The JR and subway systems are a piece of cake, even for those who do not read or speak Japanese (as long as you ask a station attendant for the english map), but once you get up (or down) to street level.. that's where this little beauty really shines.. and without it, well, good luck!

Tokyo doesn't seem to have any english street signs.. and without landmarks for reference, it seems painfully easy to get turned around and completely lose your way, even within a small area. This book includes myriad landmarks with an emphasis on taller buildings, highly visible landmarks and english signage.. and I honestly don't know how we'd have found our way around Tokyo without it. I'd recommend this before any of the usual guide books, though most of them have plenty of useful information to help you plan your trip, all the plans in the world are worthless if you can't get to your destination. Buy this book and keep it with you every day that you plan on walking around Tokyo, it will prove its worth many times over as it saves you hours if not days of valuable travel time by helping you to get to where you are going in shinjuku, shibuya and the rest of this mad city.

My husband and I purchased this book after borrowing an "older" edition for our September 2006 trip to Tokyo. We were so glad that we had the guide and are now going back to Tokyo in April. We wanted to get our own guide and decided this one looked similar to the one that we had borrowed. It is and we can't wait to use it in 23 days!!! I highly recommend this guide if you are going to travel in Tokyo.

This city atlas was everything I was looking for in navigating the labyrinth that is Tokyo. On the occasions where a street sign was not in Romanji the Kanji in the atlas was a life saver. If you're going to Tokyo this will make your trip a lot easier and less stressful.

Very helpful to have this atlas while in Tokyo. Our consulting team was attending the EVS-22 conference and would have been quite lost without this atlas. Also purchased Tokyo Travel Map by Globetrotter.

I was very reliant on the Tokyo City Atlas and the maps found outside train and subway stations. The level of detail in the maps on the City Atlas is helpful if you're one of those people who need to check every two minutes if you're heading in the right direction.

For travel guides, I was using Timeout Tokyo and Rough Guide to Japan. The scale of the maps in those guides didn't give me an idea of how far apart things are, such that I wound up overscheduling my travel itinerary.

Despite having detailed maps in the City Atlas, I still got lost a few times because the maps outside train and subway stations tend to be oriented in non-standard formats, i.e. the top of the map rarely means north. Since the orientation in the City Atlas is pretty standard, this meant I had to do a lot of aligning between the map in the book and the ones at station entrances.

Just like most of the reviewers, I agree that this book is an excellent source for self-guided travel. The Map is so easy to use and accurate.

We used it for our recent trip to Tokyo and it helped us find our way around with ease. It's definitely a great buy in my opinion!

I don't speak a word of Japanese but I really wanted to explore Tokyo on my own. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get around by myself so I bought the "Tokyo City Atlas; A Bilingual Guide," and I walked everywhere with confidence and I didn't get lost once!

The book contains nearly twenty extremely detailed maps of the most popular districts of the city. These maps provide depictions of many of the major sites, buildings and parks. For example, the maps show the exact locations of specific subway station exits. Because Tokyo neighborhoods are dense and disorienting, it's easy to get lost just by exiting from the wrong side of a subway as many of the streets have no names and the building aren't designated with street numbers. Being able to pinpoint and identify the number of the subway exit made it much easier for me to get oriented once I was above ground.

In addition, there is an excellent English language index that covers more than thirty five pages and provides detailed information on streets, neighborhoods, buildings, shrines and parks. There are also excellent subway and train maps. The only weakness is that there could be more detailed maps and fewer that cover larger areas of the city. That however is a small quibble for what is an indispensable guide for English-speaker who wants to explore the urban amazement that is Tokyo.

As a former Tokyo ex-pat, and recently returned visitor, I can tell you with absolute confidence that this is THE BEST map to get for Tokyo if you want to pack light. Here is the KEY feature you need to understand - this is the best map, and the only one I have seen in a fairly small and easy to carry format - that in addition to the WARDS also gives sufficient detail to identify the CHU, CHOME, and BLOCK numbers. Many building names are listed as well. If you are unfamiliar with how to find addresses in Tokyo then you need this map! This map will help you to find the correct BLOCK for a given address and from there it is usually pretty easy to find the BUILDING number you are looking for. VERY FEW MAPS GIVE THIS DETAIL. My 66 year old mother used this map on a SOLO VISIT to Tokyo and did not get lost even ONCE. I kid you not! This is the only Tokyo map I carry and recommend it exclusively. The only down-side - if you are looking for areas in far outlying areas away from core downtown and tourist spots the coverage is not quite a good (same info but lower map resolution). For most travellers this will be fine.

This book was referred to me by a colleague who is also living in Tokyo. The book is easy to use and very detailed. You can quickly apply the unique addressing system used in Tokyo and find your way. The only "negative" that I have with the book is the "go to this page" references are not always as aligned once you turn to the next map. You need to look at the map to reorient yourself. However, this book was so useful we purchased additional copies. Must have if you are moving or travelling to Tokyo.

All the addresses listed in any Tokyo travel guide is described by Tokyo's ward, chome, chu, building name, and block number. Unless you know someone local who can take you around, or if you plan on just randomly trying restaurants, clubs, and bars, then this book is definitely an essential travel guide while visiting Tokyo.

Maps of Tokyo in this book is divided by wards. Then the chu, chome, and block numbers are labeled. The building names are listed as well. You just have to look at the address you are trying to reach and you can pinpoint exactly where it is on the map.

The only caution I have to mention is that the streets of Tokyo are so confusing that even with this map, you will probably still get lost a few times but you will have no problems finding your way again with this map. I liked it so much I bought 2 copies of it and gave one to my brother so he can use it when he visits Tokyo.

Not quite pocket size, but an excellent street map with good detail nothing much else compares if you're an English speaker.

Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Tokyo City Atlas: A Bilingual Guide is a comprehensive, "user friendly" English/Japanese collection of 51 maps invaluable to business and leisure travelers visiting Japan's capital city. 21 area maps of Metropolitan Tokyo list not only chome numbers but also block numbers (banchi); 18 maps of Central Tokyo include guidance to numbered subway station entrances; 7 maps of central Yokohama and Kawaski and access maps to U.S. Military bases Yokosuka, Yokota, and Zama round out this useful and practical full-color resource. An English/Japanese index allows for fast consultation in this "must-have" for Tokyo-bound tourists, students, and business travelers.

It's hard to top what others have said, since my thoughts are praised exactly. This book is indespensable for your journeys around Tokyo. It features larger maps for the more popular areas like Shinjuku, Tokyo, Akihabara, Ikebukuro, etc. and smaller maps for the surrounding "ku". I have looked around, and it seems this is the only book that is detailed, up to date, and best of all, *Bilingual*! This alone could be the most important key element while navigated through complicated Kanji names. I'll explain why this is neccesary.

I am in Tokyo now in a small area called "Kameari", where the large, detailed maps at the tarin and bus stops dont have the names in English. Although major stops and final destinations are in English, if you're travelling to anything other than the last stop, you're going to have a huge problem buying tickets unless you have a photograhpic memory or can actually read Kanji! This book is a godsend; not everyone understands English if you need help! If all else fails, just point!

My only minor gripe is that on only a few of the stations, it mentions certain exits (like South Exit and West Exit, but failing to mention "North Exit"), and certain department stores. There is an "Ito-Yokado" Department store in both Aoto, Kameari, and Ayase, but the map only lists the nearest Department Store as in Ayase! This is minor, but a little troubling at times, especially in the HUGE stations.

Finally, even the Japanese need to look at the map of where they want to go sometimes. Again I mention the "only in Kanji" maps at the Station. This book has detailed information on where the train and subway routes are. Using this book, I was able to find a solid route back to my apartment before the Station Attendants could! Coincidentally, I'm still finding new routes to take with different lines one actually saved me 160yen per trip! The Japanese have a very complex train system, but also very well done...if you know the ropes. This book is the threads that make up those ropes.

-Doctor Cain

This is THE most useful item to pack, when going to Tokyo. Subway maps, JR maps, street maps that make sense: all of it arranged in a "just slightly larger than pocket size" format. That this book is written in both English characters and kana is a plus as well; should you get lost, find your nearest police box [or nice Japanese person], break out this handy book, and give the "Please help me, for I am lost and frantic and foreign" look, and lo-you will be unlost quickly.
Long-term residents should consider this book as well: no other book has as much information in such a handy format. I had numerous residents expressing an interest in acquiring my book; if I'd had the money, I would have bought everyone I was with a copy of this as a present.
Really-I can't say enough good things about this book and it's usefullness; this one book allowed me to wander confidently around Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Akihabara, Ueno, Jingu-mae, Tokyo station and the Imperial Gardens, and more. If you are going to Tokyo, please make sure you bring this book with you: this book gives you the freedom to wander and not get too lost.

Tokyo will be complex city more than your exception. The popularity is more than 10million. And the downtown is divided to 23 special city(23KU). The railway run here and there, the line is too complex for Japanese even. Though I have lived more than 20 years in Tokyo, I have problems when ride to train.
Especially, in the center of down town(inner Ymanote line), metro more than 20 lines run, more complex.

For that, foreigners will need maps etc. Certainly the railway is too complex, on the other hands, if you use the railway very well, you will use your time efficiently. There are few people that use car when they commute. In Tokyo railway is developed so that there are not the space we can walk.

And if you go to jorney to Tokyo, I recommend Asakusa etc not Sinjuku, Ikebukuro.
Asakusa is the town that we feel the history of unique Japanese.
Off course if you want to feel the new fashion not Japanese history, will be good to Harajuku or Sibuya in addition to Ikebukuro or Sinjuku.

And, if you have the extra time, should go to the place except of Tokyo, that is, Kyoto etc. Kyoto etc will be the place that you feel truth Japanese history and beauty than Tokyo.

Thank you for reading poor writing.

I visited Tokyo for 4 weeks, and thought I could probably get some use out of this atlas. Probably wouldn't have picked it up if I were going for just a week.

However, it turned out that I desperately needed it my first day! My husband & I visited Shinjuku and were trying to find Isetan, the major department store, in time for opening so we could see the opening ritual (all the employees bow and greet you). We didn't bring this atlas and were instead working from the map in the Lonely Planet Tokyo Condensed. Big mistake! The Lonely Planet maps were dead wrong. They didn't show subway exit numbers (there are about 40 exits out of Shinjuku - to get where you want to go, you should probably know which want to use). We wandered for an hour and got on each other's nerves and then finally stumbled across Isetan by sheer luck.

If we had had this map with us, we would have known exactly which subway exit to use and how to get there, and would have been in time for the opening ceremonies!

Tokyo is hard to get around. If you're going to visit it, even for a week, make your life much easier, and get this atlas. Spend your time seeing what you want to see, instead of stumbling around lost and frustrated!

I am proud to say, btw, with this map, I haven't gotten lost once in Tokyo - something that has impressed my Japanese friends!