Japan
By: [project editor, Alyse Dar]
Edition: 3rd ed., rev.
Series: Insight guides; Insight guides
Publisher: APA Publications; Distribution [in the] U.S., Langenscheidt Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Singapore; Long Island City, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9789812820846
Subjects: Guidebooks; Travel Guides; Guideböcker
Description: Discusses Japan's history, culture, arts, and people, while offering details on attractions, accommodations, restaurants, and advice on traveling throughout the country.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 393) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Best of Japan ; A unique place ; Geography; title: History. Chronology ; Early centuries ; Edo period ; Modern era; title: Features. People ; Religion ; Art, crafts, and literature ; Performing arts ; Cinema ; Architecture ; Sport ; Food and drink; title: Insight on; title: Japanese gardens ; Sumo ; Trains ; Kimonos ; Shintoism; title: Information panels. Shrines and temples ; Manga ; Anime ; Architecture ; Martial arts ; Sake ; Mt. Fuji and Hakone ; Earthquakes ; Ise shrines; title: Places. Central Honshu. Tokyo ; Out of Tokyo ; Nikko ; Central Honshu; title: The north. Tohoku ; Hokkaido; title: Kansai. Osaka and Kobe ; Kyoto ; Around Kyoto ; Nara; title: The south. Chugoku ; Shikoku ; Kyushu ; Okinawa; title: Travel tips. Transport ; Accommodation ; Eating out ; Activities ; A-Z; title: Language.