Lonely Planet Best of Japan

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781787013872
• eBook ISBN: 9781788685054

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Best of Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. See traditional geisha in Kyoto, hike up Mt Fuji, or shop around the clock in Tokyo -all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Japan and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Best of Japan: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, onsen, ryokan, customs, etiquetteCovers Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Japan Alps, Fuji Five Lakes, Mt Fuji, Hiroshima, Osaka, Naoshima, Hokkaido, Kagoshima, Okinawa, Kii Peninsula and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Best of Japan, our easy-to-use guide, filled with inspiring and colorful photos, focuses on Japan's most popular attractions for those looking for the best of the best. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physica

TOKYO

Shopping in Harajuku

Tokyo National Museum

Meiji-jingū

Pop Culture in Akihabara

Sensō-ji

Shinjuku After Dark Walking Tour

Sights

Activities

Courses

Tours

Shopping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Information

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

Where to Stay

Tokyo at a Glance…

Tokyo (東京) is a city forever reaching into the future, resulting in sci-fi streetscapes of crackling neon and soaring towers. Yet it is also steeped in history, and you can find traces of the shogun’s capital on the kabuki stage or under the cherry blossoms in Ueno. There are excellent museums here, along with everything else you could ask of Japan – historic temples and shrines, fascinating contemporary architecture and, yes, even hot springs. To get to know the city, enjoy it as the locals do: by splurging on sushi in Ginza, scouting new looks in Harajuku or raising a glass in Shinjuku.

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Tokyo in Two Days

The west-side neighbourhoods of Harajuku, Shibuya and Shinjuku make a strong first impression: this is the Tokyo of giant video screens, bold fashion statements and intoxicating nightlife. Start with a visit to the shrine, Meiji-jingū; end in the bars in Shinjuku. On day two, see the city’s traditional side in Ueno and Asakusa, home to big-ticket sights such as the Tokyo National Museum and Sensō-ji.

Tokyo in Four Days

Building on the first two days, spend a day exploring Tokyo’s more polished side in the central districts of Ginza and Marunouchi, home to the Imperial Palace, Tsukiji Market and the theatre, Kabukiza. On your last day, hit the Ghibli Museum and pop-culture hot spo...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Japan
• Japan’s Top 12
• Need to Know
• Hot Spots For…
• Essential Japan
• Month by Month
• Get Inspired
• Itineraries
• Family Travel
• Tokyo
• Nikkō
• Kyoto
• Nara
• Central Japan & the Alps
• Fuji Five Lakes
• Hiroshima
• Osaka
• Himeji-jō
• Naoshima
• Hokkaidō
• Kagoshima
• Okinawa & the Southwest Islands
• Kii Peninsula
• In Focus
• Japan Today
• History
• The People of Japan
• Food & Drink
• Arts & Architecture
• Onsen
• Ryokan
• Directory A–Z
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers