Nice - but ultimately pointless　　（2008-02-04）
In a town that must have at least 200,000 eating establishments, merely to whittle these down to a couple of hundred is totally meaningless. Moreover most of these one cannot enter without (a) an invitation (b) a reference, (c) a thick wallet, or (d) a Japanese friend with strong connections. Furthermore, the Guide does not contain sufficient (any?) information on eating places off the beaten track, and it is at these establishments that most of the charm and good food in Tokyo are found. One more point: do we really need the section on hotels at the end of the book? The hotels are the same as in any other city (Mandarin, Hyatt, Ritzzzzz) around the world. Why not have a section on quaint or interesting sleeping establishments like the Yamanoue Hotel or even a Ryokan?