Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Kodansha Tokyo Subway Guide”, 2002 was “guide-book” that was bilingual English & Japanese. 1. Chuo, 2. Shibuya, 3. Minato, 4. Toshima, 5. Taito, 6. Shinjuku & 7. Chiyoda are the core “wards” of the chikatetsu” 地下鉄 (the Japanese word for subway) as shown in the map below. The “Yamanote ” loop of “JR” (Japan Railways) is shown as the black-line that encircles the 7-core “wards” of Tokyo.
Clockwise from the top the 16 “Yamanote” stations are: Komagome, Nishi-Nippori, Ueno, Akihabara, Kanda, Tokyo, Yurakucho, Shinbashi, Shinagawa, Meguro, Ebisu, Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku, Takadanobaba & Ikebukuro.
Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Kodansha Tokyo Subway Guide”, 2002 was “guide-book” that was bilingual English & Japanese. The “Yamanote” loop of “JR”(Japan Railways) encirles the 7-core “wards of Tokyo with 16 stations (listed above).
Boye Lafayette De Mente has done good bilingual-job in his book presenting the details of what is at 40 subway stations.
Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Kodansha Tokyo Subway Guide”, 2002 was “guide-book” that was bilingual English & Japanese,
