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Japan (Lonely Planet Country Guide) (Paperback)

by Chris Rowthorn (Author), Ray Bartlett (Author), Justin Ellis (Author), Craig McLachlan (Author), Simon Sellars (Author), Wendy Yanagihara (Author)
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  • Paperback: 812 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 9th Revised edition edition (1 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1740599241
  • ISBN-13: 978-1740599245
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 152,004 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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the most detailed map coverage of any Japan guidebook lead author Chris Rowthorn is a long-term Kyoto resident, Japanese arts expert & sashimi buff Japan's culture & lifestyle is addictive: 38 per cent of travellers to Japan find themselves on a long-haul trip up-to-the-minute advice on getting the most out of your visit the Hamamatsu Matsuri, a spectacular traditional kite festival, turns into a kite-fight. Participants' kites battle to cut the strings of other kites, mid-flight 'Character dolls', the giant, cartoon-like statuettes that sit out the front of Japan's stores, are now being abducted in broad daylight and sold on the black market for up to USUSD3000 Japan received an honourable mention at the Pacific Asia Travel Association's 2004 Gold Awards
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Sadly only second best, 22 Oct 2007
By J. C. Harris (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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We take both this Lonely Planet and the Rough Guide on our Japanese road trips, allowing us to compare them side by side. And two ARE better than one, since the authors make different choices about what to cover.

During our latest four-week visit, however, we concluded that this Lonely Planet just can't compete with its rival.

Too often, its decisions about what to emphasise and what to exclude are downright eccentric. Moreover, there is an annoying style in some regional chapters - humorous or sarcastic parenthetical comments that add no information and feel like padding.

The Rough Guide, by comparison, is more straightforward. If you can afford and have room for both, that's probably still the best option. If not, though, Lonely Planet would not be the first choice.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Lonely planet - safe option, 12 Sep 2006
By Mr. D. Chambers - See all my reviews
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I have just come back from a month long trip to japan, This book saved my behind on many occasions, but without any other guide books on japan to compare this to i will have to give it a 4 star, I found the information to be quite accurate... apart form distances and travel time (on foot) it would say 5 mins east... then 25 mins later in the humid heat and with a 20kg backpack on you arrive at the destination wishing you had taken the bus!

most travelers i met were also using the lonelyplanet guide and found it very useful!

there are very few pictures which leaves you uninspired when looking for things to do in each place! so check things out before you leave for japan

lonely planet is always a safe bet so buy in advance of your travels and make a rough plan... I would reccomend a couple of days in Tokyo and as much time as you can spare in Kyoto and Nara - the 2 most interesting places japan has to offer!

in conclusion - buy this book, i think you will struggle to find a better one for japan!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Written by teenagers, for teenagers, 12 Nov 2007
By S. King (Edinburgh, UK) - See all my reviews
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Having used this book in Japan as our main guidebook, we find it increasingly irritating. It has an obsession with listing all the gaijin hangouts, as if finding a pint of Guinness was the authors' main objective, but omits numerous interesting places to see.

The book is also very Tokyo-centric and - as other reviewers have noted - often takes a condescending tone when describing other places. The quality of the writing is generally quite poor. Where the authors attempt a "serious travel writing" style, they generally come unstuck pretty quickly.

Overall, the book is written in that 'we're not tourists, we're "travelers" ' style from the previous millennium and cannot be recommended to anyone over the age of 20.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Useful as a comprehensive guide
This guide is fairly comprehensive although it won't cover absolutely everything, so you would also need to check (for eg) the japan tourist website. Good phrase section. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful book when visiting Japan
This guide book gives you what you need to get the most out of your trip to Japan. Excellent information and great tips which gives you the confidence to travel around this... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Your safest bet for travelling in Japan
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3.0 out of 5 stars Kyoto section needs to give more guidance
Just returned from 2 weeks in Japan with 2 teens, using only this book. Visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Read more
Published 12 months ago by TV Girl

3.0 out of 5 stars Some obvious omissions
It was 'good', but not definitive - I would use it to see what direction to head in etc but then usually find something else interesting along the way. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars It's very good but ...
The book is of course very good but I have a gripe with LP that they concentrate too much effort on bars and discos (if the word still exists) at the expense of "culture". Read more
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