Fodor's Japan, 17th Edition

by FODOR'S

• ISBN13: 9781400013647
• ISBN10: 140001364X
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-06-07
• Publisher: Fodor's

Summary

Indispensable for both business and pleasure travellers, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this completely up-to-date guide our experts who live in Japan give you the inside track, showing you all the things to see and do - from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Fodor's Japan shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges - from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. Completely updated and expanded, this is an all-new guide to the best places to visit in Japan and explore its rich cultural heritage. To help travellers plan a trip round Japan, there is a chart that shows the distances between many of the cities and the time needed to travel between them on the fastest available trains. It also includes the insider's scoop on shopping and local crafts, and there is an expanded section on traditional restaurants, sushi-ya and teahouses, and a new section on Japan's fast-changing nightlife scene. A handy vocabulary section of useful words and phrases is designed to help with language problems.

Table of Contents

About this Book	p. F10
About Our Writers	p. F12
What's Where	p. F14
Great Itineraries	p. F18
When to Go	p. F22
On the Calendar	p. F24
Pleasures & Pastimes	p. F28
Fodor's Choice	p. F31
Smart Travel Tips	p. F37
Tokyo	p. 1
Exploring Tokyo	p. 4
Where to Eat	p. 75
Where to Stay	p. 90
Nightlife & the Arts	p. 103
Sports & the Outdoors	p. 116
Shopping	p. 119
Tokyo A to Z	p. 139
Side Trips from Tokyo	p. 151
Nikko	p. 154
Kamakura	p. 167
Yokohama	p. 179
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park	p. 190
Nagoya, Ise-Shima & the Kii Peninsula	p. 209
Nagoya	p. 212
South Gifu-ken	p. 219
Ise-Shima National Park	p. 225
Kii Peninsula	p. 229
Koya-san & Yoshino-san	p. 232
Nagoya, Ise-Shima & the Kii Peninsula A to Z	p. 235
The Japan Alps & the North Chubu Coast	p. 238
The Japan Alps	p. 240
Kanazawa & the North Chubu Coast	p. 261
Japan Alps A to Z	p. 280
Kyoto	p. 283
Exploring Kyoto	p. 286
Where to Eat	p. 328
Where to Stay	p. 341
Nightlife & the Arts	p. 351
Sports & the Outdoors	p. 354
Shopping	p. 354
Kyoto A to Z	p. 361
Nara	p. 366
Exploring Nara	p. 367
Where to Eat	p. 380
Where to Stay	p. 385
Nara A to Z	p. 388
Osaka	p. 390
Exploring Osaka	p. 391
Where to Eat	p. 404
Where to Stay	p. 408
Nightlife & the Arts	p. 415
Sports & the Outdoors	p. 417
Shopping	p. 418
Osaka A to Z	p. 420
Kobe	p. 424
Exploring Kobe	p. 425
Where to Eat	p. 432
Where to Stay	p. 434
Nightlife & the Arts	p. 436
Shopping	p. 437
Kobe A to Z	p. 438
Western Honshu	p. 441
The San-yo Region	p. 444
The San-in Region	p. 460
Western Honshu A to Z	p. 476
Shikoku	p. 478
Takamatsu & Eastern Shikoku	p. 481
Western Shikoku	p. 496
Shikoku A to Z	p. 501
Kyushu	p. 503
Fukuoka & Northern Kyushu	p. 506
Nagasaki	p. 514
Kumamoto	p. 521
Kagoshima	p. 524
Aso-san (Mt. Aso)	p. 527
Beppu & Yufuin	p. 530
Kyushu A to Z	p. 536
Okinawa	p. 537
Okinawa Honto	p. 540
Kerama Retto	p. 552
Miyako-shoto	p. 553
Yaeyama-shoto	p. 558
Okinawa A to Z	p. 566
Tohoku	p. 567
South Tohoku	p. 570
Sendai	p. 577
Side Trips From Sendai	p. 583
Northern Tohoku	p. 589
Tohoku West Coast	p. 604
Tohoku A to Z	p. 607
Hokkaido	p. 610
Hakodate	p. 614
Sapporo	p. 621
Otaru & Niseko	p. 636
Shikotsu-Toya National Park	p. 643
Eastern Hokkaido	p. 650
Central & Northern Hokkaido	p. 656
Hokkaido A to Z	p. 661
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