Tokyo Guide

Enjoy your time in Japan to the fullest! This guide book is completely free!

▼Features of the App

- This is a completely free-to-use digital book app

- Read page-by-page, or turn your smartphone on its side to read two pages (center spread) at a time.

- Tap the screen while reading to display the “page select function” at the bottom of the screen.

This function allows you to move smoothly to the page you want.

- Once you have downloaded it, the content displayed is available for reading until January 2020.

From February 2020 onwards, the displayed content is scheduled to switch to an updated version.

- Once downloaded, it can be viewed on a smartphone or tablet, and will be available offline.

That means that you can enjoy your travel around Tokyo even if there is no internet connection.

▼Displayed Content

Tokyo, a city where tradition and innovation intersect and new styles are constantly being created, promising diverse delights. The City of Tokyo and the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau have combined forces to gather all the delights, both old and new, of each area of Tokyo, the city at the heart of Japan, and summarise them in one guidebook! The pages are crammed with photographs that capture the character of each area of Tokyo, as well as handy maps. The design is simple and easy to read. The areas, facilities and products featured are selected on the basis of careful research into the kind of information that visitors want. The app is packed with useful information for both groups and individuals.

To help Muslim travellers get the most out of their visit, the app offers information on halal-certified restaurants and some of the halal dishes they offer. It also covers opportunities to experience traditional Japanese culture, special events in Tokyo, and the latest tourist attractions and shopping centres. This app gives you access to a wealth of information of a quality you would normally have to buy from a bookshop, free of charge!

Shinjuku

Restaurants (ramen, Japanese, Indian etc) offering halal food, where Muslim visitors can eat with peace of mind, department stores and home appliance stores that provide prayer rooms.

Shibuya, Harajuku, Omotesando

Halal-certified restaurants, a mosque that will accommodate up to 1,200 worshippers, shops ideal for buying the latest fashion item.

Asakusa, Oshiage

Halal-certified Japanese restaurants and cafés, Tokyo Skytree, Asakusa’s Sensoji Temple, famous for its Kaminarimon gate.

Ueno, Okachimachi

Ueno Park, with its zoo and art museums, a shopping complex so smart you would never believe it was built under the Yamanote Line railway.

Tokyo, Nihonbashi

A street of specialist stores selling popular character goods inside Tokyo Station, Water Bus tours taking in views of the Sumida River’s famous bridges.

Odaiba

An indoor amusement park with around 20 attractions featuring the latest technology, and an official Gundam shop selling a wide variety of plastic model kits of robots from Japan’s famous anime series, among other attractions.

Roppongi

Tokyo Tower, with its 360-degree view of the city, Roppongi Hills, with its observatory decks offering views of Tokyo Tower as part of the beautiful Tokyo nightscape,.

Experiences to enjoy in Tokyo

Opportunities to enjoy the traditional Japanese art of mini bonsai training at a bonsai museum, or an accessible cosplay experience, dressing up as anime and manga characters, complete with costume rental and makeup services.

Events in Tokyo

Events held in Tokyo through the year, including cherry blossom viewing in spring, firework festivals in summer, floodlit autumn foliage viewing in autumn, and the unique attractions of winter festivals.

Latest tourist and shopping facilities

Tokyo continues to launch global trends, and new facilities are opening all the time. The app presents the latest information, including:

・maps that are easy to read and use even for first-time visitors to Tokyo,

・hints on what to wear for each season, and important manners to observe in Japan,