Originally Posted by
abmj-jr
For my first visit to Kyoto, I read in it extensively and copied some of the relevant pages to take with me but left the actual book home.
Coffee table schmoffee table. Rip out the pages you need for the attractions you plan to visit, and once you've seen somewhere and bought the T-Shirt, the relevant page has served its purpose and can be torn into pieces to be thrown like confetti on your way out. This is the only way to use a guidebook and anybody who disagrees is wrong.
But on a serious note.... I'll put in another vote for the Time Out Tokyo.