A full Tokyo travel experience for those wanting to discover its vibrant, creative underbelly It's clear to see why Tokyo is a source of fascination for young travelers. Streets of towering neon that never sleep hide warren-like alleys filled with lanterns, vending machines, and tiny bars where businessmen drink the latest seasonal beers. Tokyo is a collection of districts, each with its own personality and its own style tribes. Unlike other guidebooks, Tokyo Precincts shows you the city from the perspective of the local creatives who live and work there, allowing you an instant entry into the most happening spots in town.

Tokyo Precincts: A Curated Guide to the City's Best Shops, Eateries, Bars and Other Hangouts

Travel

Wide, Steve

Mackintosh, Michelle

Asia

Hardie Grant

Kyoto is steeped in history, tradition and beauty that reflect the changing seasons more than any other city in the world. There are 2,000 temples and shrines to visit, and the intricate culture of geisha, tea houses, Zen gardens and artisan crafts are just as important today as they were a thousand years ago. There are beautiful restaurants in centuries-old houses, but also some of the best street food in the world. In this pocket-size travel guide, seasoned travellers Steve and Michelle offer a curated list of the very best cultural, shopping, eating and drinking experiences in Kyoto, as well as a few suggested field trips in surrounding areas. With a beautiful design, vibrant images and detailed reviews, you'll easily navigate the city's ancient pathways, through to its bonsai gardens. Konnichi wa and welcome to Kyoto!

Kyoto Pocket Precincts: A Pocket Guide to the City's Best Cultural Hangouts, Shops, Bars and Eateries

A handy, pocket-sized guide to the best of Osaka, plus daytrips further afield. Osaka is Japan's third largest city, often thought of as Tokyo's brash, messy and always hungry cousin. Known for its street food, friendly locals and a thriving band scene, Osaka also knows how to go large. At night, neon signs guide you to tiny bars, live music, and unique places to drink and dance. Osaka Pocket Precincts is crammed with all the tips you'll need to shop, eat, drink and explore this frenetic city, from the world-class Osaka Aquarium, Osaka Castle, Harry Potter World and Spa World (a super sento bathing complex), to the giant effigies of puffer fish, crabs and gyoza dumplings that line the colorful streets around Dotonbori. Head to old town Shinsekai for Japan's favorite street foods, okonomiyaki, takoyaki and kushikatsu. Shop with Osaka's design crowd on hip Orange Street, stopping for the perfect cup of syphoned coffee or craft beer. This curated guide covers all the major areas, the best ramen hotspots, vintage shops, backstreet bars and coffee joints sprinkled throughout the city. Maps are included to help you navigate the city streets and attractions. And you'll find recommended field trips outside the city to Nara, Wakayama, the spiritual retreat of Mount Koya and Arima Onsen. Slip this guide into your pocket and head off to experience the very best of Osaka.

Osaka Pocket Precincts: A Pocket Guide to the City's Best Cultural Hangouts, Shops, Bars and Eateries

Hidden Pockets in Kyoto is your guide to losing yourself in this Japanese&nbsp;city that seamlessly intertwines modern and&nbsp;traditional influences. Whether you're satisfying&nbsp;your tastebuds in contemporary cafes, wandering among&nbsp;the untarnished architecture of Gion, or heading back in time while visiting ancient temples and shrines, Kyoto is a captivating city to explore. &nbsp; Curated by authors Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh, who consider Japan their 'home away from home', this travel guide navigates the country's cultural capital like a local, with chapters for kissatens (coffee shops), gardens, temples, omiyage (local products), mindful experiences and places to enjoy delectable sweets. Build your day with a variety of half-day and full-day itineraries and bask in Kyoto's seasonal beauty as you explore lantern-lit alleys that reveal&nbsp;the city's unique precincts, and uncover hidden artisanal treasures and flavours that will challenge and delight your senses. Venture beyond the metropolis to unearth the heart of the city with this Curious Travel Guide.

Hidden Pockets in Kyoto: An Insider's Guide to the Best Places to Eat, Drink and Explore (Curious Travel Guides)

Hardie Grant Explore

Mindfulness Travel Japan is the perfect travel guide to Japan when you need to breathe, pause, focus and relax. Are you looking to step back from the stress of daily life on your next holiday? In this guide, Japan travel connoisseurs Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh offer a selection of some of the most relaxing and mindful destinations and experiences across Japan, so you can just exist in the here and now. Covering a total of 100 mindful travel experiences, you can enjoy forests carpeted in moss, plant-based food banquets or long walks in zen gardens, losing yourself in Japan's beauty and nature. Soak in medicinal onsen waters, or have your whole body covered in a hot-sand bath, stay overnight in a traditional ryokan or zen temple. Walk the paths of philosophers and poets and hike the paths of religious pilgrims. Observe the opening of cherry blossoms, the changing of the leaves or the first flurries of snow. Take a class in calligraphy or learn the art of meditation, spend a day bicycling around ancient temples and shrines. Learn about the different varieties of Japanese tea and the art of tea ceremony. Mindfulness Travel Japan will show you how to be your best self not just on holiday, but in life.

Mindfulness Travel Japan: Nature, Food, Forest Bathing, Tea Ceremonies, Onsen, Craft & Meditation

Religion & Spirituality

See the land of the rising sun from the rails in&nbsp;Train Japan, the perfect guide to travelling Japan by locomotive. Seasoned Japan lovers Steve Wide and Michelle Mackintosh bring you their expert advice on the best way to get around this country, including day trips, multi-day train journeys and even themed itineraries for crafty folk, foodies or pop culture fanatics on 'joyful' trains. Platform-hop around Tokyo and Kyoto cities or whiz along on the shinkansen bullet train to get to where you need to go&nbsp;- fast! Do a lap of the islands, Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku or Kyushu, to get a feel for all this country has to offer, and then do it again in cherry blossom season or when the mountains are blanketed in snow. Whatever the time of year, this guide will help you experience Japan in a way you never have before. Including carefully curated advice, stunning photography and useful tips,&nbsp;Train Japan&nbsp;has everything you need to experience Japan by rail.

Train Japan: Navigating the Rail Mosaic, from Quirky Commutes to High-Speed Shinkansen

About the Author\nSteve Wide is a writer and DJ. He has interviewed countless UK music artists and is the author of six books on music, travel and pop culture. Michelle Mackintosh is a multi-award-winning book designer and illustrator and has designed dozens of books on a wide range of topics. Steve and Michelle are huge Japanophiles and spend around three months of the year in Tokyo.They have written three books on Japanese culture: Tokyo Precincts(2015), Kyoto Pocket Precincts (2017) and Onsen of Japan (2018).\nVisiting Tokyo, whether for the first, second or hundredth time, is a life-changing experience. As a city, it's dynamic, exciting and resolutely individual - a mesmerising and unrivalled parade of fashion, design, architecture, and high culture experiences and, of course, the best pop culture in the world. It's also a city of fascinating contrasts; whether you're standing in the middle of the Shibuya scramble, a blur of pedestrians rushing by, or standing before a small shrine, quiet and contemplative, you will feel Tokyo's intensity. This stunning travel and cultural guide is a celebration of the roots and the marvels of contemporary Tokyo. It's a tightly curated list of must-see places and experiences and must-do walks as well as the authors' tried-and-tested favourites. It's for people who want to get an up close and personal look at the real Tokyo - the food, the crafts, the hidden finds, the architectural marvels, where to go to get into the thick of it and where to go to escape the madness.\nFrom the Author\nSteve Wide is a writer and DJ. He has interviewed countless UK music artists and is the author of six books on music, travel and pop culture. Michelle Mackintosh is a multi-award-winning book designer and illustrator and has designed dozens of books on a wide range of topics. Steve and Michelle are huge Japanophiles and spend around three months of the year in Tokyo.They have written three books on Japanese culture: Tokyo Precincts (2015), Kyoto Pocket Precincts (2017) and Onsen of Japan (2018).

Tokyo

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Pan Macmillan/Australia

There is something about Japan that works its way into every fiber of your being. No matter how many times you visit, you'll always uncover new experiences and life-altering adventures.\nPack your bags and travel with us to a country rich in cultural history and full of fascinating contrasts, from the frantic pace of Tokyo and Osaka, to the wintry soul of Hokkaido in the north and the natural wonders of Kyushu in the south. Navigate the dynamic cities, walk the roads of old Japan in Kyoto, Nara, Kanazawa and Nikko, or go off-grid to smaller, far-flung towns, each with their own unique traditions, crafts, sights, food and art.\nPacked with cultural insights and stunning photography, this experiential and eclectic guide takes you on a deeper journey into Japan. Read up on history and local knowledge before you go, learn how to navigate the Shinkansen (bullet train), contemplate modern art and architecture, lose yourself in gardens, shrines and temples, and indulge in the best food tourism of your life. This tightly curated list of must-see places and experiences is for people who want to get an up close and personal look at the real Japan.

Japan: A curated guide to the best areas, food, culture & art

Plum

A Field Guide to ... delves into music's most influential genres to uncover the innovators and agitators who changed music history forever. In A Field Guide to Grunge, Steve Wide explores the dynamic scene that sprung from the ashes of punk and underground metal in America's Pacific Northwest. From the sludge metal of Melvins and the noise punk of Mudhoney, to the point where Nirvana blew the charts apart, this book examines the artists, albums, music labels, who's who and hangouts that shaped an alternative scene into a worldwide phenomenon.

A Field Guide to Grunge

Arts & Photography

Music

Smith Street Books

A Field Guide to ... delves into music's most influential genres to uncover the innovators and agitators who changed music history forever.&nbsp; In A Field Guide to Britpop, Steve Wide explores a &nbsp;scene fueled by north-south rivalries, tribal fashion and a good cup of tea. Uncover the artists and albums, the who's who and hangabouts that defined the era. From Blur's jaunty pop, Pulp's working-class poetry and Suede's dark tales of the elegantly wasted, to the pub sing-alongs of Oasis - Britpop looked to the past to reshape the future, becoming the &nbsp;last true music scene of the 20th century.

A Field Guide to Britpop

Humor & Entertainment

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