Tokyo Guide – For Japan Travel
This app is the digital version of the latest travel guide book released in January 2018 by the City of Tokyo and the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau. Content is available in English, and completely free! We invite you to download it if you are planning to travel around Tokyo while in Japan.
▼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 March 2019.
From April 2019 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 of the guide not only feature abundant photographs of locations like Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower, but also maps handy for any traveler. The design is simple and easy to read. Naturally, the areas, establishments and goods presented in the guide have been rigorously selected through research into what information travelers want to know right now.
The guide also presents stores that provide a halal menu without pork or alcohol, so that followers of Islam can enjoy their meals with peace of mind.
- Displays route maps which includes the subway, and other easy-to-follow maps.
- Handy information on special public transport offers restricted to foreign travelers
- Also offers useful basic information for traveling in Tokyo including aspects such as cash withdrawal, currency exchange, and how to use free Wi-Fi etc.
The differences between simple PDF data and this app are explained in the points (1), (2), (3) listed below.
(1)The info can be seen in an open-book style when a smart phone is turned sideways.
Our expected users for this app are foreign tourists visiting Tokyo.
During the service development process, with the cooperation of Tokyo government, we conducted expected users interviews.
As a result of the interviews, we found out that people want to view the app page by page and also in an open-book style. In addition, many said that they wanted both features. So we answered to the requests. (We believe that it’s impossible to operate this feature with simple PDF data).
(2)At the bottom of the front page, there are 2 buttons.
If you push the right button, you can go back to the exact page that you were viewing before closing down the app.
Just like the point (1) above, this feature is also based on our interviews with expected users. That is, during the interviews, many respondents said, “When going towards a destination, I often look at a tourist info app, close it and move around, and open it again. It will be convenient if I can go back to a previous page easily without looking for it”. We equipped the feature to answer to this user needs.
(3)The app can be also viewed offline if downloaded.
This feature is also based on our expected user interviews that we conducted with Tokyo government. We answered to the needs of foreign tourists stating “There are not many free Wi-Fi spots in Japan, which is actually inconvenient for foreign tourists. So, if possible, it will be very useful if travel info app can be viewed offline”.
We hope you will be able to make the most of these features, and enjoy the app!
▼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,
▼應用程序的功能
- 這是一款完全免費的數字圖書應用
- 逐頁閱讀，或將智能手機側放，一次閱讀兩頁（中心傳播）。
- 在閱讀時點擊屏幕以顯示屏幕底部的“頁面選擇功能”。
此功能可讓您順利移動到所需的頁面。
- 下載後，顯示的內容可供閱讀，直到2020年1月。
從2020年2月起，顯示的內容將安排切換到更新版本。
- 下載後，可在智能手機或平板電腦上查看，並可離線使用。
這意味著即使沒有互聯網連接，您也可以享受在東京旅行的樂趣。
▼顯示的內容
東京是一個傳統與創新交彙的城市，不斷創造新的風格，承諾多樣化的美食。東京都市和東京會議觀光局聯合起來，收集了日本中心地區東京各地區的所有新舊美食，並在一本指南中進行了總結！這些頁面上擠滿了捕捉東京每個區域特徵的照片，以及方便的地圖。設計簡單易讀。這些區域，設施和產品的選擇是在仔細研究遊客想要的信息的基礎上選擇的。該應用程序包含有關團體和個人的有用信息。
為了幫助穆斯林旅行者充分利用他們的訪問，該應用程序提供有關清真認證的餐廳和他們提供的一些清真菜餚的信息。它還包括體驗日本傳統文化，東京特別活動以及最新旅遊景點和購物中心的機會。這個應用程序讓您可以免費獲得大量通常必須從書店購買的質量信息！
新宿
提供清真食品的餐館（拉麵，日本料理，印度等），穆斯林遊客可以安心地用餐，百貨商店和提供祈禱室的家電商店。
Shibuya，Harajuku，表參道
清真認證的餐廳，一個可容納1,200名信徒的清真寺，是購買最新時尚單品的理想商店。
Oshiage淺草
經過清真認證的日本餐館和咖啡館，東京晴空塔，淺草的淺草寺，以其Kaminarimon門而聞名。
上野，Okachimachi
上野公園及其動物園和藝術博物館，一個如此聰明的購物中心，你永遠不會相信它是在山手線鐵路下建造的。
東京，日本橋
在東京站內出售熱門角色商品的專賣店街道，水上巴士遊覽，可欣賞隅田川著名橋樑的景色。
台場
這是一個室內游樂園，擁有大約20個採用最新技術的景點，以及一個官方的Gundam商店，出售各種各樣的日本著名動漫系列機器人塑料模型套件，以及其他景點。
六本木
東京鐵塔擁有360度全景城市，六本木新城及其天文台甲板，可欣賞東京鐵塔作為美麗的東京夜景的一部分。
在東京享受體驗
有機會在盆景博物館享受日本傳統的迷你盆景培訓藝術，或者可以進行角色扮演體驗，打扮成動漫和漫畫人物，配有服裝租賃和化妝服務。
東京的活動
全年在東京舉辦的活動，包括春季的櫻花盛開，夏季的煙花節，秋季的秋天觀賞秋葉，以及冬季節日的獨特景點。
最新的旅遊和購物設施
東京繼續推出全球趨勢，新設施一直在開放。該應用程序提供最新信息，包括：
·即使是第一次到東京的遊客也易於閱讀和使用的地圖，
·提示每個季節穿什麼，以及在日本觀察的重要方式，