Author: Ramsey Zarifeh

Fully revised second edition. Japan is steeped in legend and myth, perhaps the greatest of which is the popular misconception that the country is simply too expensive to visit. The truth is that flights to Japan are chea ...

Author: Atsushi Umeda

This is the updated third edition of an atlas first published in 1998. During the past six years, the transportation network of the metropolitan area of Tokyo has changed a good deal. In the case of the subway system, li ...

Author: Diane Durston

What better way to see Kyoto than at dawn, when the back streets and alleys of this 1,200-year-old city are still under the spell of the past? Old folks fuss about with their bonsai and laundry poles, pausing to chat on ...

Author: Sumiko Enbutsu & Katsuhito Nakazato

Tens of thousands of tourists and businesspeople visit Tokyo every year. Japans modern capital stands before them, but almost everyone asks, Where are the traditional Japanese sites?
Following the pattern of Kodansh ...

Author: Sumiko Enbutsu

Japanese sensitivity to seasons and nature is inextricably linked to their love for flowers. This appreciation is well preserved in works of art and objects of daily life, from subject of mural paintings to motif on comb ...

Author: C.W. Nicol

These classic images only hint at the story of the seasons in Japan. Nature is not just admired it is incorporated into every aspect of life, from festivals and the fine arts to the design of homes and the arrangement of ...

Author: Diane Wiltshire & Jeanne Huey

Every year, thousands of families visit or relocate to Japan. Fourteen years ago, Jeanne Huey and Diane Wiltshire made the crossing. Five children and six years later they wrote the first complete guide to entertaining a ...

Ideal for business and leisure, the Tokyo CityPack is succinct with all the practical information you need. The guide has been completely revamped with new content design and layout. There are four main sections: Essenti ...

Author: Constance O'Keefe & Eiji Janno Eiji Kanno

Japan can be a bewildering place for the tourist traveling alone with little or no language skills. But with the right guide, it can be paradise. Published in cooperation with the Japan National Tourist Organization, New ...

Author: Ruthy Kanagy

Born and raised in Tokyo, Ruthy Kanagy is an expert on Japanese culture and currently works as a travel systems consultant, leading cycling tours of Japan. Ruthy provides insight and first-hand advice on navigating the ...

Author: Lesley Chan

Travellers Japan takes you to the heart of a country that is a beguiling mix of opposites - old and new, east and west the most modern of countries, it retains its ancient traditions and an awareness of thousands of year ...

Author: Knopf Guides

The MapGuide to Tokyo takes visitors to one of the most vibrant of Asian cities to tour the spectacular restaurants and shops as well as the iconic contemporary art museums and cutting-edge examples of modern architectur ...

Author: Judith Clancy

Exploring Kyoto by long-term resident Judith Clancy is an excellent guide to exploring Kyoto on foot. --Lonely Planet Japan Among the world's most cherished ancient cities, Kyoto, Japan, is perfect for exploring on foot. ...

Author: Tere Batham

Following several years spent cruising the South Pacific Islands, Tere Batham and her husband traveled north and settled in Japan. After two and a half years, they set out on a fourteen-month, 10,000-mile journey back to ...

Author: Fumiko Kimura-Hoffmeister & Gerhard Hoffmeister

Up-to-date in content, beautifully illustrated with color photos, packed with bilingual lists of vital words and phrases, and overflowing with helpful travel advice, this book is a perfect take-along for both business an ...

Author: Kayu Mizuno & Yasutaka Ogawa Hidehiko Mizuno

Why are the autumn colours of Kyoto described as the most beautiful in Japan? The delicate, almost translucent autumn hues, which derive from the city's unique plant life and climate, are undoubtedly lovely to behold, bu ...

Author: Ruth Williams & Joseph R. Yogerst

Take a fresh approach to Hong Kong with this Step by Step guide, part of a brand new, stylishly designed series from Insight Guides. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 18 irresistible self-guided wal ...

Author: Kayu Mizuno and Yasutaka Ogawa Hidehiko Mizuno

This title captures the essence of Japan's ancient symbol of mortality amidst Kyoto's beauty. Cherry trees, symbol of the Japanese spring, flower in a riotous blaze of glory from late March through early April, suffusing ...

Author: Alan Booth

ALAN BOOTH'S CLASSIC OF MODERN TRAVEL WRITING Traveling only along small back roads, Alan Booth traversed Japan's entire length on foot, from Soya at the country's northernmost tip, to Cape Sata in the extreme south, ac ...

Author: Fodor Travel Publications

Fodor's. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor's helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you're at the helm, Fodor's offers t ...