Fodor's essential Japan
Book - 2019
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New York City, New York :
Fodor's Travel
2019-
- Language
- English
- Publication Frequency
- Every two years
- ISBN
- 9781640975439
- ISSN
- 2578305X
- 1. Experience Japan
- 25 Ultimate Experiences
- What's Where
- What to Eat and Drink in Japan
- 10 Quirky Souvenir Stores in Tokyo
- Traditional Crafts to Buy
- Japan's Top Temples and Shrines
- Japan with Kids
- What to Watch and Read
- Japan Today
- 2. Travel Smart
- Know Before You Go
- Getting Here and Around
- Transportation Planner
- Essentials
- Helpful Japanese Phrases
- Contacts
- Japanese Etiquette
- Great Itineraries
- On the Calendar
- Money-Saving Tips
- 3. A Japanese Culture Primer
- Japanese Fine Arts
- Performing Arts
- Onsen and Bathing
- The Ryokan
- Japanese Pop Culture
- Baseball in Japan
- Japanese Martial Arts
- Sumo
- The Geisha
- The Tea Ceremony
- Japanese Gardens
- Religion in Japan
- 4. Tokyo
- Welcome to Tokyo
- Tokyo's Vending Machines and Convenience Stores
- Planning
- Imperial Palace ($$$)
- Marunouchi ($$$)
- Nihonbashi ($$$)
- Ginza ($$$)
- Tsukiji ($$$)
- Shiodome ($$$)
- Aoyama ($$$) and Harajuku ($$$)
- Shibuya ($$$)
- Roppongi ($$$)
- Shinjuku ($$$)
- Akihabara ($$$)
- Ueno ($$$)
- Asakusa ($$$)
- Greater Tokyo
- 5. Side Trips from Tokyo
- Welcome to Side Trips from Tokyo
- Planning
- Yokohama ($$$)
- Kamakura ($$$)
- Mt. Fuji ($$$ Fuji-san)
- Fuji Five Lakes ($$$ Fuji Go-ko)
- Hakone ($$$)
- Izu Peninsula ($$$)
- Mt. Takao ($$$)
- Nikko ($$$)
- 6. Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula
- Welcome to Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula
- Planning
- Nagoya ($$$)
- Gifu ($$$)
- Inuyama ($$$)
- Iga Ueno ($$$)
- Ise ($$$)
- Kashikojima ($$$)
- Shingu ($$$)
- Doro-kyo ($$$)
- Nachi ($$$)
- Shirahama ($$$)
- Koya-san ($$$)
- 7. The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast
- Welcome to the Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast
- Gassho-zukuri Farmhouses
- Planning
- Karuizawa ($$$)
- Kusatsu ($$$)
- Nagano ($$$)
- Matsumota ($$$)
- Hakuba ($$$)
- Kiso Valley ($$$)
- Kamikochi ($$$)
- Takayama ($$$)
- Shirakawa-go ($$$)
- Kanazawa ($$$)
- Noto Peninsula ($$$)
- Toyama ($$$)
- Niigata ($$$)
- Sado Island ($$$; Sado-ga-shima)
- 8. Kyoto
- Welcome to Kyoto
- Planning
- Eastern Kyoto
- Central Kyoto
- Southern Kyoto
- Western Kyoto
- Arashiyama
- Northern Kyoto
- 9. The Kansas Region
- Welcome to the Kansai Region
- Nara's Sacred Deer
- Sake, the Japanese Drink
- Planning
- Osaka ($$$)
- Nara ($$$)
- Kobe ($$$)
- Himeji ($$$)
- 10. Western Honshu
- Welcome to Western Honshu
- Planning
- Okayama ($$$)
- Kurashiki ($$$)
- Hiroshima ($$$)
- Miyajima ($$$)
- Iwakuni ($$$)
- Hagi ($$$)
- Tsuwano ($$$)
- Matsue ($$$)
- Izumo Taisha ($$$)
- 11. Skikoku
- Welcome to Shikoku
- Planning
- Takamatsu ($$$)
- Naoshima ($$$)
- Kotohira ($$$)
- Tokushima
- Iya Valley and Oboke-Koboke Gorges ($$$)
- Kochi ($$$)
- Matsuyama ($$$)
- Uchiko ($$$)
- Uwajima ($$$)
- Shimanami Kaido ($$$)
- 12. Kyushu
- Welcome to Kyushu
- Planning
- Fukuoka ($$$)
- Nagasaki ($$$)
- Kumamoto ($$$)
- Mt. Aso ($$$ Aso-san)
- Kurokawa Onsen ($$$)
- Yufuin ($$$)
- Takachiho ($$$)
- Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park ($$$)
- Kagoshima ($$$)
- 13. Okinawa
- Welcome to Okinawa
- Okinawa's World War II Sights
- Planning
- Okinawa Main Island ($$$)
- Kerama Islands ($$$)
- Miyako Islands ($$$)
- Yaeyama Islands ($$$)
- 4. Tohoku
- Welcome to Tohoku
- Planning
- Sendai ($$$)
- Morioka ($$$)
- Matsushima ($$$)
- Yamadera ($$$)
- Hiraizumi ($$$)
- Yamagata ($$$)
- Tazawa-ko ($$$)
- Kakunodate
- Towada-Hachimantai National Park ($$$)
- Hirosaki ($$$)
- Aomori ($$$)
- Akita ($$$)
- Tsuruoka and Dewa-Sanzan ($$$)
- 5. Hokkaido
- Welcome to Hokkaido
- Winter Sports in Hokkaido
- Planning
- Hakodate ($$$)
- Sapporo ($$$)
- Teine ($$$)
- Otaru ($$$)
- Niseko ($$$)
- Rusutsu ($$$)
- Toyako ($$$)
- Noboribetsu Onsen ($$$)
- Shiraoi ($$$)
- Daisetsuzan National Park ($$$)
- Furano ($$$)
- Abashiri ($$$)
- Shiretoko National Park ($$$)
- Akan National Park ($$$)
- Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park ($$$)
- Index
- About Our Writers
- Maps
- Tokyo Metro
- Imperial Palace, Marunouchi and Nihonbashi
- Ginza and Tsukiji
- Shiodome
- Aoyama and Harajuku
- Shibuya
- Roppongi
- Shinjuku
- Akihabara
- Ueno
- Asakusa
- Greater Tokyo
- Yokohama
- Kamakura
- Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
- Nikko
- Nagoya
- Ise
- Matsumoto
- Takayama
- Kanazawa
- Eastern Kyoto
- Central Kyoto
- Southern Kyoto
- Western Kyoto
- Arashiyama
- Northern Kyoto
- Osaka, Kits Ward
- Osaka, Minami
- Nara
- Kobe
- Hiroshima
- Takamatsu
- Nagasaki
- Naha
- Miyako Islands
- Yaeyama Islands
- Sendai
- Hakodate
- Sapporo
- Isolation and Engagement: A History of Japan
- A Taste of Japan
- Shop Tokyo
- Peerless Fuji
- The Philosopher's Path
- The Art of Monozukuri
- A Walkthrough Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park
- The Henro: Shikoku's 88-Temple Pilgrimage