Insight guides. Japan.

Marsh, Sian. (Added Author).

Book - 2018

915.2 Ins

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Japan > Guidebooks.

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ISBN: 9781786717801
Physical Description 400 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
Edition Sixth edition.
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2018.

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction
	The best of Japan	p. 6
	A singular place	p. 19
	A nation of islands	p. 23
	Environmental awareness	p. 29
	History & Features
	Decisive dates	p. 32
	Japan's early centuries	p. 35
	The Edo Period	p. 40
	The modern era	p. 45
	Japan's royal family	p. 55
	Living in modern Japan	p. 59
	Religion	p. 71
	Undercurrents of life and ritual	p. 78
	Art, crafts and literature	p. 81
	Manga: the disposable art	p. 87
	The performing arts	p. 89
	The cinema of Japan	p. 95
	Anime	p. 99
	Architecture	p. 101
	City surfaces	p. 107
	The art of Landscaping	p. 108
	Sport and leisure	p. 110
	The martial arts	p. 115
	Rikishi: life on the bottom and on top	p. 116
	Food and drink	p. 119
	Spirits in bottles	p. 125
	Japanese food	p. 126
	Places
	Introduction	p. 135
	Kanto Plain and Chubu	p. 139
	Tokyo	p. 143
	Japan's trains	p. 166
	Around Tokyo	p. 169
	Central Honshu	p. 191
	The North	p. 209
	Tohoku	p. 211
	The great East Japan earthquake	p. 221
	Hokkaido	p. 223
	The great outdoors	p. 234
	The Kansai Region	p. 239
	Kyoto	p. 241
	Around Kyoto	p. 257
	Nara	p. 265
	Southern Kansai	p. 275
	The shrines of Ise	p. 279
	Osaka and Kobe	p. 281
	Earthquakes	p. 293
	Kimonos for all seasons and styles	p. 294
	The South	p. 299
	Chugoku	p. 303
	Shikoku	p. 321
	Kyushu	p. 331
	Okinawa	p. 351
	Travel Tips
	Transport
	Getting there	p. 362
	Getting around	p. 363
	A-Z
	Accommodation	p. 367
	Addresses	p. 368
	Admission charges	p. 368
	Arts	p. 368
	Bathhouses	p. 368
	Budgeting for your trip	p. 368
	Business hours	p. 368
	Business travellers	p. 369
	Children	p. 369
	Children's activities	p. 369
	Climate	p. 369
	Clothing	p. 370
	Crime and security	p. 370
	Customs regulations	p. 370
	Disabled visitors	p. 370
	Eating out	p. 371
	Embassies and consulates	p. 372
	Emergencies	p. 372
	Etiquette	p. 372
	Festivals	p. 372
	Gay and lesbian travel	p. 374
	Guides and travel agencies	p. 374
	Health and medical care	p. 374
	Internet	p. 375
	Left luggage	p. 375
	Lost property	p. 376
	Maps	p. 376
	Media	p. 376
	Money	p. 376
	Nightlife	p. 377
	Photography	p. 377
	Postal services	p. 377
	Public holidays	p. 378
	Public toilets	p. 378
	Religious services	p. 378
	Telephones	p. 378
	Tourist information	p. 379
	Translators and interpreters	p. 379
	Useful addresses	p. 379
	Visas and passports	p. 380
	Websites	p. 380
	Language
	Pronunciation	p. 381
	Words and phrases	p. 381
	Further Reading
	History	p. 384
	Fiction	p. 384
	Society and culture	p. 384
	Travel guides and travelogue	p. 385
	Yakuza	p. 385
	Other Insight Guides	p. 385
	Maps
	Japan	p. 136
	Tokyo	p. 140
	Kanto	p. 170
	Kamakura	p. 175
	Central Honshu	p. 192
	Tohoku	p. 212
	Sapporo	p. 224
	Hokkaido	p. 226
	Kansai	p. 238
	Kyoto	p. 242
	Nara	p. 266
	Osaka	p. 282
	Chugoku and Shikoku	p. 300
	Hiroshima	p. 310
	Kyushu	p. 332
	Nagasaki	p. 339
	Okinawa	p. 352
	Yaeyama Islands	p. 357
	Inside front cover Japan
	Inside back cover Tokyo Metro
	Legend
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