ガイドブック

がいどぶっく
noun
guidebook; travel guide
travelmedia
1. guidebook; travel guide
A book of practical information for visitors to a place: sights, transport, restaurants and maps. Also used for an introductory handbook on a subject.
I bought a guidebook to Kyoto.
The shops listed in guidebooks are crowded.
I walked around town looking at my guidebook.
These days more people look things up on smartphone apps than in guidebooks.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 案内書(あんないしょ): guidebook; a more formal native word
  • ガイド: a guide (the person), or short for ガイドブック