Japan: The Complete Guide to Cities Old and New, the Mountains, Seacoasts and Tradition al Culture (Fodor's Japan 14th ed) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Fodor's Japan 14th ed | Publication Date: March 31, 1998

Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's Gold Guides for rich, reliable coverage the world over.  Smart travel tips and important contact info make planning your trip a breeze and detailed coverage of sights, accommodations, and restaurants give you the info you need to make your experience enriching and hassle-free.  If you only have room for one guide, this is the one for you.

The best guide to Japan, packed with essentials
Walking tours to temples, palaces, gardens, and castles
Shopping in traditional stores and techno-plexes
Country-wide details on getting around by train and bus
A cultural primer on food, religion, the arts, and society

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Smart hotels, centuries-old ryokan (inns), hot-spring resorts, temple lodging, and home-stays in minshuku
Elegant multicourse ryotei, steaming bowls of noodles, vegetarian temple cuisine, and sushi straight from the sea

Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents
57 pages of maps, 16 vacation itineraries, and more

Smart travel tips
Fodor's Choice
What's Where
Pleasures & Pastimes
New & Noteworthy
Festivals
Further reading and videos to watch
A traveler's vocabulary
Complete index

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's Gold Guides for rich, reliable coverage the world over.  Smart travel tips and important contact info make planning your trip a breeze and detailed coverage of sights, accommodations, and restaurants give you the info you need to make your experience enriching and hassle-free.  If you only have room for one guide, this is the one for you.

The best guide to Japan, packed with essentials
Walking tours to temples, palaces, gardens, and castles
Shopping in traditional stores and techno-plexes
Country-wide details on getting around by train and bus
A cultural primer on food, religion, the arts, and society

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Smart hotels, centuries-old ryokan (inns), hot-spring resorts, temple lodging, and home-stays in minshuku
Elegant multicourse ryotei, steaming bowls of noodles, vegetarian temple cuisine, and sushi straight from the sea

Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents
57 pages of maps, 16 vacation itineraries, and more

Smart travel tips
Fodor's Choice
What's Where
Pleasures & Pastimes
New & Noteworthy
Festivals
Further reading and videos to watch
A traveler's vocabulary
Complete index

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 665 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 14th edition (March 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679034072
• ISBN-13: 978-0679034070
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,142,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book., April 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Japan: The Complete Guide to Cities Old and New, the Mountains, Seacoasts and Tradition al Culture (Fodor's Japan 14th ed) (Paperback)

Sign language prevailed when we got lost following the directions and maps in this book. We wasted a half of 2-1/2 precious days in Tokyo looking for what turned out to be a great store (we were skeptical) because the directions were incorrect! Luckily, a travelling companion had picked up Lonely Plant Japan which is a much better purchase and helped us through Kyoto, Nagasaki, and points between.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you're traveling to Osaka, don't buy this book., November 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Japan: The Complete Guide to Cities Old and New, the Mountains, Seacoasts and Tradition al Culture (Fodor's Japan 14th ed) (Paperback)

I purchased this book hoping to get good tips for my trip to Osaka in May 1998. That turned out to be a horrible idea! The maps in this book are sparse and never seem to provide enough detail. The book suggested a visit to the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, in Osaka. When I finally found the museum, it turned out to be under renovation, and was closed. From March through September. Which was most of 1998! The museum was extremely difficult to find, due to poor details (no map and confusing directions). Other examples of oversights included: baseball is played at the Osaka Dome! not the Osaka stadium, as was claimed in Fodor's; Mimiu (restaurant) was relocated to another location, and was extremely hard to find; the subways in Osaka are hard to travel if you don't know kanji (trains are easier). The directions for some of the temples in Kyoto were also quite poor. In short, if you take only one guidebook to Japan, don't buy this one!