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Born in England and raised in the USA, Chris has lived in Kyoto since 1992. Soon after his arrival in Kyoto, Chris started studying the Japanese language and culture. In 1995 he became a regional correspondent for the Japan Times. He joined Lonely Planet in 1996 and has written or contributed to guidebooks on Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Victoria (Australia). When not on the road, Chris spends his time searching out Kyoto's best temples, gardens and restaurants. He also conducts walking tours of Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo. For more on Chris and his tours, check out his website at www.chrisrowthorn.com
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By S. Woodcock
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Most helpful resource, brimming with information. Made planning our trip much easier: where to go, what to see and how to get there.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
not all that helpful
Oct 27 2011
By Constant Reader
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I have the book, not the Kindle version, and I have to second the other reviewer in saying that there seem to be a lot of changes that make this less helpful that the older version. There's still a fair amount of information about places, good directions, etc., but they have thrown out separating the accommodation into budget/midrange/topend and also seem to be focused on toprange places. I don't need a guidebook to tell me that the $400 a night hotel is good-- but I don't buy Lonely Planet because I can afford to stay there, or eat the $100 meals they rave about. When it comes to booking accommodation in Tokyo, they list a bunch of $300 places and then say to just check on the internet if you want budget... ???? Well, that would be helpful if I were coming in late on the train. It makes you wonder why you bought the book... Weirdly, the Fodor's had more budget options in some places.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing like Lonely Planet
Dec 23 2011
By Reanna
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This e-book was a huge disappointment. Nothing at all like the lonely planet guides that you can buy off the lonely planet website as PDF's. There are hardly any maps and the book is very hard to navigate. Very disappointing considering this is only the second Kindle ebook I have purchased :(
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great for planning a trip, bad when you're actually there
Mar 31 2012
By SocraticMethod
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So I got this book (not e-book) in preparation for a trip to Tokyo this past month. It seemed great with the maps and suggestions for places to go. I made a whole itinerary based on this book which was quite nice. However, once I got to Tokyo/Japan, I was only able to find the major sights on the maps. Some of the minor places on the map flat out weren't there when I was standing exactly where the map said, and when I'd look at the description of the place, no location was given. While I was loving the book for planning, I realized there's so little important information about each sight (such as where exactly it is) that the book became pretty much a heavy paperweight I carried around all the time. The only thing truly useful while I was there were the maps themselves in regards to where I was. It was nice but as I have a good sense of direction it still proved unnecessary ultimately. The additional subway map is great but you can get that for free at any hotel or the airport.
Also, many of the suggestions themselves (particularly with food and hotels) are plain expensive and not catering towards the average or frugal traveler. Most suggestions are very expensive (even for Japan) and instead of offering some cheaper options, they tell you a few websites to check out instead. Pretty stupid to buy a book only to be told to look elsewhere.
Ultimately this book was only useful to find major places before I left, which any Japan travel site could do for you. I didn't end up going to a single restaurant or hotel from this book because the suggestions were either too high-priced or they just gave poor directions (or none) to where they were.
Also, many of the suggestions themselves (particularly with food and hotels) are plain expensive and not catering towards the average or frugal traveler. Most suggestions are very expensive (even for Japan) and instead of offering some cheaper options, they tell you a few websites to check out instead. Pretty stupid to buy a book only to be told to look elsewhere.
Ultimately this book was only useful to find major places before I left, which any Japan travel site could do for you. I didn't end up going to a single restaurant or hotel from this book because the suggestions were either too high-priced or they just gave poor directions (or none) to where they were.
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