Introduction: Tokyo and its heritage
Ch. 1: Central Tokyo. Marunouchi, the Imperial Palace and Hibiya Park: within the moat, the blue-eyed shogun, the Imperial Palace, the "Hall of the Cry of the Stag," and the Imperial Hotel ; Otemachi, Imperial Palace gardens, and Yasukuni Shrine: a flying head, the shogun's castle, a cultural oasis, and the Japanese Valhalla ; Nagatacho and Akasaka: high culture, the law, politics, an ancient shrine, commercial palaces, and the shadow of geisha times ; Tsukiji and Tsukishima: the harvest of the sea, the Shrine of the Fishermen Spies, the foreigners' enclave, and Dutch learning ; Nihombashi to Ginza and Shimbashi: the quarter where pleasure can be had, a shopper's paradise, kabuki, and a new city "where the tide ends" ; East of Nihombashi to Fukagawa and Ningyocho: the Bridge of Japan, a kite museum, the Shrine of the Golden Helmet, the Low City recalled, sumo, and Doll Town
Ch. 2: Eastern and northern Tokyo. Asakusabashi, Ryogoku and Yanagibashi: a geisha quarter, the World of Toys, an earthquake memorial, sumo wrestlers, and Lord Kira's demise ; Asakusa, Kappabashi and Minowa: Tokyo's oldest temple, the street of inside shops, a golden Buddha, plastic delights, and a famed pleasure quarter ; Ueno and Nezu: the park where culture abides, the Low City remembered, a shogun's shrine, and two artists' residences ; Yushima, Kanda, Jimbocho and Akihabara: shrines to a Chinese sage and a rebel, the bibliophiles' paradise, wholesaling run rampant, and pleasure deferred ; Ikebukuro: a shopper's paradise, the city within a city, the writers' final resting place, and a classic stroll garden
Ch. 3: Southern Tokyo. Atago Hill, Tokyo Tower, and Shiba Park: a hill of lost causes, the shoguns defiled, Tokyo's Eiffel tower, and a former nobleman's garden ; Roppongi and Azabu: the last samurai, Beverly Hills transplanted, Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown, and a statesman's garden ; Daikanyama, Ebisu and Meguro: fashionable living, a beer museum, a nature preserve with an Art Deco villa, and Buddha's early disciples ; Shinagawa: an ambassador ambushed, the finale to the 47 Ronin, a Bauhaus museum, and a garden beautiful from any angle ; Odaiba: the City in the Sea, a ferris wheel, classic cars, science centers, beaches, hot springs, and maritime displays
Ch. 4: Western Tokyo. Shinjuku: a district of skyscrapers, City Hall, a central shopping area, the red-light district, and an imperial garden ; Harajuku, Omotesando and Aoyama: the Emperor's spirit enshrined, the Tokyo Olympics, a Japanese Champs-Elysées, and "Blue Mountain" chic ; Shibuya: the faithful dog, teen trends, and museums traditional and offbeat in the Valley of Shibui
Ch. 5: Yokohama and points south. Yokohama overview ; Old and new Yokohama: the Foreigners' Enclave "inside the checkpoint," a new vision for an old port, and "beyond the checkpoint" ; Yamate-cho: the Yamate bluff
a haven for westerners on higher ground ; 5ankei-en Garden and Hassei-den Folk Museum: a classic garden filled with teahouses, and the Hall of the Eight Sages ; Kamakura overview: visiting the famous temples and shrines of the ancient Minamoto capital ; Kamakura and Hase: the famous temples and shrines of central and north Kamakura and a great bronze Buddha ; Katase and Enoshima Island: a surly monk, a legendary Kannon, and a famed nude goddess ; Yokosuka: a Japanese admiral, an English sailor, and an American commodore
Ch. 6: Points west, north and east of Tokyo. The Hakone region: mountains, spas, and thermal eruptions ; Mount Fuji: climbing the sacred mountain ; Kawagoe: Little Edo
a vision of old Tokyo ; Narita: Shinsho-ji Temple in Narita and the National History Museum in Sakura.
