Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla (Cool Japan Guide) - Softcover

Denson, Abby

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4805314419 ISBN 13: 9784805314418

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the city of temples, video games, manga, and cosplay with this graphic Tokyo travel guide!

Tokyo is an astonishing world unto itself—a city for lovers of Japanese culture, fashion and great food that mixes the best of old and new. In Cool Tokyo Guide, Abby Denson, author of the popular Cool Japan Guide, turns her focus to Tokyo's exciting streets and a little bit beyond. Abby, her husband Matt, friend Yuuko and sidekick Kitty Sweet Tooth will introduce you to:

• A restaurant where clowns drive robots and mermaids ride on sharks
• Fantastic shops for lovers of everything from vintage manga to dollar-store treasures
• Great places to take kids—or be a kid, of any age—like the Ghibli Museum and Palette Town
• Famous sites both old and new, from Sensoji Temple to Tokyo Tower
• Major comic conventions in the anime, cosplay and manga capital of the world
• Must-visit spots like Ueno Park and even a few spots outside the city

This practical and fun comic book guide also helps you navigate everyday Tokyo life such as train etiquette, trash disposal, tricky toilets, department store fitting rooms, and the surgical mask phenomenon. There is also information on ways to prepare ahead of time to make the most of your stay in Tokyo. So whether you're planning a trip or taking an armchair sojourn, take this book with you and get ready for the best time ever!

About this title

About the Author:

International Manga Award-winner Abby Denson has scripted for The Amazing Spider-Man Family, The Powerpuff Girls and many other comics. Her graphic novel Dolltopia won a Moonbeam Children's Book Award. In addition, she is the author of the acclaimed coming-out story Tough Love: High School Confidential and Cool Japan Guide. Her blog City Sweet Tooth is an online tour of New York's best sweets purveyors.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 6 Up—Denson's (Cool Japan Guide) second travel manual uses colorful cartoons to bring to life the sheer variety of experiences that Tokyo offers. The book is written by a frequent visitor to Japan for those organizing their first trip there. Initial chapters focus on planning and scheduling as well as crucial survival skills to commit to memory. Denson then describes an assortment of restaurants, theme parks, stores, architecture, and cultural locales. She highlights a wide array of activities and locations, emphasizing that there's something for almost anyone to enjoy in the city. All the while, the character Kitty Sweet Tooth imparts key Japanese words and phrases. With bright colors and wavy lines, the illustrations present the city as an imaginative wonderland. These visual elements, paired with Denson's breezy writing style, make what could have been a dull exercise into a delightful and educational excursion through Japan's capital city and its surrounding areas. VERDICT Anyone with even a passing interest in visiting Tokyo someday would do well to seek out this title. It contains valuable information for those unfamiliar with the city as well as a few nuggets even the seasoned Japanophile will find useful.—Chuck Hodgin, Belmont University Library, Nashville

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 4805314419
• ISBN 13: 9784805314418
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128