About this book
Explore Japan with the smartest and shrewdest guidebook on the market. Fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated travel guide brings you superb coverage of all the country's unmissable experiences, from staying in a cosy ryokan and soaking in an onsen bath to climbing snow-capped Mount Fuji and watching a titanic bout of sumo. Get up-to-the minute tips on contemporary Japan, from Kyoto's burgeoning street-food scene to Tokyo's up-and-coming hipster hubs, and read expert background on everything from anime to Zen. Includes advice on all the best places to eat, sleep, drink and party - on every budget - this new edition of The Rough Guide to Japan covers Japan with our trademark mix of candour, insight and practical advice. Full colour maps and Japanese characters are given throughout to help navigate this bewildering and bewitching country. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Japan.
Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.
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Table of contents
- Contents 3
- INTRODUCTION 4
- Where to go 8
- When to go 12
- Author picks 15
- Things not to miss 16
- Itineraries 26
- BASICS 30
- Getting there 31
- Visas and red tape 33
- Getting around 34
- Accommodation 41
- Food and drink 47
- The media 55
- Festivals 56
- Sports and outdoor activities 58
- Culture and etiquette 62
- Shopping 64
- Travelling with children 67
- Travel essentials 68
- THE GUIDE 78
- 1 Tokyo 78
- 2 Around Tokyo 168
- 3 Northern Honshu 220
- 4 Hokkaido 288
- 5 Central Honshu 344
- 6 Kyoto and Nara 416
- 7 Kansai 502
- 8 Western Honshu 558
- 9 Shikoku 630
- 10 Kyushu 696
- 11 Okinawa 778
- CONTEXTS 818
- History 819
- Religion 834
- Japanese arts 838
- Music 845
- The environment 849
- Film 855
- Books 862
- Japanese 867
- Glossary 879
- SMALL PRINT & INDEX 881
