The special themes of the guidebooks generally fall under the categories of history, modes of transportation, and food and leisure. They provide a foreign perspective on Taiwan, and introduce many things that even the locals don't know about.
日人遊台觀光專書之「精」，大致可分為歷史探訪、交通體驗、吃喝玩樂等種類，書中透過異國眼光審視台灣，記載許多連台灣人自己都不知道的趣聞軼事。