The Rough Guide to Japan 3

• ISBN13: 9781843532729
• ISBN10: 1843532727
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-22
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

The Rough Guide to Japan is the ultimate guide to this fascinating country. Features include:

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Basics	p. 1
Getting there from Britain and Ireland	p. 3
Getting there from the USA and Canada	p. 6
Getting there from Australia and New Zealand	p. 10
Land and sea routes to Japan	p. 13
Visas and red tape	p. 15
Insurance	p. 17
Health	p. 18
Travellers with disabilities	p. 20
Information and maps	p. 21
Costs, money and banks	p. 25
Getting around	p. 28
Accommodation	p. 38
Eating and drinking	p. 45
Communications and the media	p. 56
Opening hours, national holidays and festivals	p. 60
Social conventions and etiquette	p. 63
Shopping and souvenirs	p. 67
Sports and outdoor activities	p. 69
Police, trouble and emergencies	p. 74
Working and studying in Japan	p. 76
Gay and lesbian Japan	p. 78
Directory	p. 79
The Guide	p. 81
Tokyo	p. 83
Arrival	p. 87
Information	p. 90
Orientation	p. 90
City transport	p. 91
Accommodation	p. 93
The Imperial Palace	p. 100
East of the Imperial Palace	p. 104
North of the Imperial Palace	p. 108
South and west of the Imperial Palace	p. 112
Asakusa	p. 115
Ueno	p. 120
West along the Yamanote line	p. 124
Ikebukuro	p. 126
Shinjuku	p. 129
Meiji-jingu	p. 134
Harajuku	p. 136
Shibuya	p. 138
Ebisu	p. 140
Meguro and Shinagawa	p. 142
Bayside Tokyo	p. 144
Eating	p. 149
Nightlife and entertainment	p. 159
Shopping	p. 169
Travel details	p. 174
Around Tokyo	p. 176
Nikko	p. 178
Mashiko	p. 187
Narita	p. 188
Kawagoe	p. 190
Mount Takao	p. 193
Fuji Five Lakes	p. 195
Mount Fuji	p. 197
Hakone	p. 199
Izu Hanto	p. 205
Atami	p. 206
Shimoda	p. 208
Matsuzaki	p. 214
Dogashima	p. 215
Shuzenji	p. 216
Kamakura	p. 218
Yokohama	p. 228
Travel details	p. 240
Northern Honshu	p. 243
Aizu-Wakamatsu	p. 243
Kitakata	p. 247
Bandai Kogen	p. 248
Yamagata	p. 249
Zao Onsen	p. 252
Yamadera	p. 253
Sendai	p. 254
Matsushima	p. 260
Oshika Hanto	p. 262
Hiraizumi	p. 264
The Tono valley	p. 267
Morioka	p. 273
Aomori	p. 277
Shimokita Hanto	p. 283
Hirosaki	p. 285
Towada-ko	p. 291
Akita	p. 292
Kakunodate	p. 296
Dewa-sanzan	p. 301
Niigata	p. 304
Sado-ga-shima	p. 308
Travel details	p. 316
Hokkaido	p. 319
Sapporo	p. 323
Otaru	p. 334
Niseko	p. 334
Hakodate	p. 336
Shikotsu-Toya National Park	p. 342
Asahikawa	p. 349
Daisetsu-zan National Park	p. 350
Bibaushi	p. 353
Furano	p. 354
Wakkanai	p. 355
Rishiri-to	p. 357
Rebun-to	p. 358
Abashiri	p. 360
Shiretoko National Park	p. 363
Akan National Park	p. 365
Kushiro	p. 368
The Shiretoko Peninsula	p. 368
Erimo Misaki	p. 369
Travel details	p. 370
Central Honshu	p. 371
Nagano	p. 373
Karuizawa	p. 378
Togakushi	p. 379
Obuse	p. 381
Nozawa Onsen	p. 382
Hakuba	p. 383
Shiga Kogen	p. 383
Matsumoto	p. 384
Hotaka	p. 389
Kamikochi	p. 389
Norikura Kogen Onsen	p. 391
Narai	p. 393
Magome	p. 393
Tsumago	p. 394
Takayama	p. 395
Furukawa	p. 401
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	p. 402
Takaoka and Toyama	p. 406
Kanazawa	p. 407
Noto Hanto	p. 414
Fukui and Eihei-ji	p. 417
Nagoya	p. 418
Inuyama	p. 424
Meiji Mura	p. 425
Gifu	p. 426
Gujo Hachiman	p. 427
Travel details	p. 429
Kansai	p. 431
Osaka	p. 433
Takarazuka	p. 451
Kyoto	p. 453
Hiei-zan	p. 500
Ohara	p. 503
Ise	p. 529
Toba	p. 533
Ago-wan	p. 533
Kobe	p. 535
Arashiyama	p. 504
Uji	p. 507
Nara	p. 509
Koya-san	p. 523
Shima Hanto	p. 528
Arima Onsen	p. 543
Himeji	p. 544
Travel details	p. 548
Western Honshu	p. 550
Okayama	p. 553
Kurashiki	p. 560
Takahashi	p. 565
Kojima and Seto-Ohashi	p. 567
Imbe	p. 567
Fukuyama	p. 568
Tomo-no-Ura	p. 570
Onomichi	p. 572
Ikuchi-jima	p. 576
Omi-shima	p. 578
Hiroshima	p. 578
Miya-jima	p. 587
Iwakuni	p. 591
Yamaguchi	p. 593
Akiyoshi-dai	p. 598
Shimonoseki	p. 599
Hagi	p. 604
Tsuwano	p. 610
Matsue	p. 614
Yakumotatsu Fudoki-no-Oka	p. 620
Izumo Taisha	p. 621
Tottori	p. 623
Amanohashidate	p. 625
Fuchu	p. 628
Travel details	p. 629
Shikoku	p. 630
Takamatsu	p. 634
Yashima	p. 640
Shodo-shima	p. 641
Nao-shima	p. 644
Mega-jima	p. 645
Kotohira	p. 646
Tokushima	p. 649
Hiwasa	p. 657
Oboke Gorge	p. 658
Kochi	p. 660
Ashizuri Misaki	p. 669
Tatsukushi	p. 670
Sukumo	p. 671
Uwajima	p. 671
Uwa-cho	p. 676
Uchiko	p. 676
Matsuyama	p. 679
Ishizuchi-san	p. 691
Travel details	p. 692
Kyushu	p. 694
Kita-Kyushu	p. 697
Fukuoka	p. 698
Dazaifu	p. 7018
Takeo	p. 712
Huis ten Bosch	p. 712
Nagasaki	p. 714
Unzen	p. 728
Shimabara	p. 730
Kumamoto	p. 731
Aso	p. 738
Kurokawa Onsen	p. 742
Takachiho	p. 742
Beppu	p. 744
Kagoshima	p. 751
Ibusuki	p. 759
Yakushima	p. 764
Kirishima National Park	p. 770
Miyazaki	p. 773
Aoshima	p. 779
Obi	p. 780
Aya	p. 781
Travel details	p. 782
Okinawa	p. 784
Okinawa-Honto	p. 788
Naha	p. 790
Southern Okinawa	p. 799
Central Okinawa	p. 800
Northern Okinawa	p. 803
The Kerama islands	p. 805
The Miyako islands	p. 808
The Yaeyama islands	p. 813
Travel details	p. 826
Contexts	p. 827
History	p. 828
Religion, belief and ritual	p. 841
Art and architecture	p. 851
Music	p. 861
Environmental issues	p. 867
Film	p. 874
Pop culture	p. 881
Books	p. 889
Language	p. 899
Glossaries	p. 908
Index	p. 911
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