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Experience the best of Japan. This full-colour guide does the work for you - Lonely Planet's trademark expertise cuts straight to the must-see highlights of the country so no matter what your time frame or budget, you won't miss the best bits.
The orchestrated clatter of Tokyo, the powdery slopes of Niseko, the history of Takayama - Japan's a journey for the senses. Get lost in a flurry of cherry blossoms or the pluming steam from a bowl of udon noodle soup. You'll love it.
- Full-colour throughout
- Colour maps and handy itineraries
- Easy to use with colour-coded tabs
- Highlights-focused, including 'Best of' lists
- Ideal for one- to two-week trips
Lonely Planet gets you to the heart of a place. Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each and every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage, so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Chris Rowthorn, Andrew Bender, Matthew D. Firestone, Timothy N Hornyak, Paul Warham, Benedict Walker, and Wendy Yanagihara.
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
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A trip planner to Japan. It covers Tokyo & Around - Mt Fuji & Nikko's temples; Kyoto & Kansai - Nara and Osaka; Central Honshu - Japan Alps, N Honshu & Hokkaido, W Honshu; Shikoku & Kyushu - Hiroshima, Iya Valley & the 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku; and, Okinawa & the SW Islands.