If you're visiting Tokyo, then you're going to need a map (地図, "chi-zu"). I've found these guides by Knopf to be very helpful. I usually jot down newly discovered spots so that I can find them the next time that I visit (although I know my favorites by heart!).
To be a bit more discreet about your map-checking, you can cover your map guides with a paper jacket, similar to the way many schoolchildren cover their borrowed textbooks in the states. Book jacket covers are very popular in Japan and are sold in any stationery shop. Should you purchase your book at Kinokuniya, you could ask the cashier for one. The jacket cover will keep your book neat while traveling and you can swap it for a new one each time you visit.
[1. Knopf MapGuide: Tokyo
; 2. Tokyo (Everyman MapGuides)
]
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