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Simon Richmond (Author), Jan Dodd (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Feb 2011 | Series: Rough Guide to Japan

The award-winning Rough Guide to Japan is the definitive guide to this fascinating country with its stunning landscapes, dynamic pop culture, world-class dining and rich history. It will guide you with reliable information and a clearly explained background on everything from Japan's history, religions, arts, movies and music to the country's pressing environmental issues. Whether you're looking for great places to eat and drink or the most exciting places to party and the newest accommodation, you'll find the solution. Plus, all the major and many off-the-beaten-track sights are covered, including tropical dives in Okinawa, mountain traverses across the Japanese Alps and contemporary art exhibits on islands in the Inland Sea. Accurate maps and comprehensive practical information help you get under the skin of this dynamic country, whilst stunning photography and a full-colour introduction make The Rough Guide to Japan your ultimate travelling companion.

Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Japan.

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  • Paperback: 848 pages
  • Publisher: Rough Guides; 5 edition (1 Feb 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1848366159
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848366152
  • Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 3.5 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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In an archipelago stretching over 3000km from north to south you'd expect the average temperature and weather patterns to vary greatly. The main influences on the climate on Honsh0 are the mountains and surrounding warm seas, bringing plenty of rain and snow. Winter weather differs greatly, however, between the western Sea of Japan and the Pacific coasts, the former suffering cold winds and heavy snow while the latter tends towards dry, clear winter days. Regular heavy snowfalls in the mountains provide ideal conditions for skiers.

Despite frequent showers, spring is one of the most pleasant times during which to visit Japan, when the weather reports chart the steady progress of the cherry blossom from warm Kyushu in March to colder Hokkaido around May. A rainy season (tsuyu) during June ushers in the swamp-like heat of summer; if you don't like tropical conditions, head for the cooler hills or the northern reaches of the country. A bout of typhoons and more rain in September precede autumn, which lasts from October through to late November and is Japan's most spectacular season, when the maple trees explode into a range of brilliant colours.

Also worth bearing in mind when planning your visit are Japan's national holidays. During such periods as the days around New Year, the "Golden Week" break of April 28 to May 6 and the Obon holiday of mid-August, the nation is on the move making it difficult to secure last-minute transport and hotel bookings. Avoid travelling during these dates, or make your arrangements well in advance. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A new resident in Japan finds this invaluable 9 Dec 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
In the past I have found it both a bonus and a sadness that the excellent Rough Guide books do not seem to be well known outside of Britain. It is sad because their books are generally excellent - not only are there guides to destinations but a superb Rough Guide to World Music,guides and CDs on different world music types, a guide to world cinema, to the millennium, etc- but it is a bonus also because when you are travelling you don`t find yourself drawn to the same places as all those other Lonely Planet and Fodors users.

This is not simply because of their users rarity, but because the coverage seems to be so much more in depth. I have just moved to Japan and in my first 6 months here I have been as much a tourist as a resident and a travel guide has been useful. What I do now have though is a local knowledge of my part of Japan (Southern Kyushu) that goes beyond a travel guide so I think I have a good perspective on guides` coverage of this part of Japan.

I have to say that Lonely Planet is a little too trendy for its own good. It seems its coverage of the big cities is pretty much spot on, but get beyond the suburbs and it starts to become scanty. Rough Guide on the other hand maybe fails a little in the cities, but comes up trumps in the `real` areas of Japan.

I live in one of the more remote, traditional and frankly bizarre areas in Japan (Kagoshima) but LP has hardly any coverage of this area. A good example of Rough Guide`s superiority is its entry on an Island near me called Yakushima. It has been declared a world heritage site because of the `Land That Time Forgot` style rain forests and cedar trees several thousands of years old. LP has only a single paragraph while RG stretches to a few pages with travel and accomodation hints.

I can not comment on RGs coverage of the rest of Japan, but I know that for Kyushu it is the best guide. I really appreciate RGs straight forward, unpretencious and holistic style (buy the RG to Japanese Music CD- weird and wonderful); I recommend you give it a try.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excelllent guide, but e-version has problems 16 Mar 2012
By Jippu
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I went to Japan for the first time so I needed a good guide. I had actually both this and the Lonely Planet guide, and they are both good, but this is better. More manysided and better in details. The problem with guides is of course that you wish that they would tell about the really good places only for a select few. In my case, I was there in February, so I did not have a lot of company. On the other hand, some of the best experiences (cherry blossoms, mountain walks) were not there to be done. I only bought the guides as Kindle editions, because it is much lighter than books, but in travel guides the restrictions of a kindle edition are very obvious: maps are useless, it is more difficult to find what you are looking for, you don't get an overall picture. The when you get directly google maps, hotel lists and timetables from your e-guide, then it will be different! And that will happen in a very near future.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the major guidebooks on Japan 11 Mar 2008
By Greshon
Format:Paperback
This is the best of the major guidebooks on Japan. Much more information than Lonely Planet and the DK Guide, and better all round, too, than Fodor's. What's here is first class, solid, useful, insightful stuff. A new editon has since been published.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable. Not too deep though
Generally quite good in descriptions. Maps are not very informative. Very good first time read on Japan. Shall use it before my trip in October.
Published 4 days ago by Ases Sengupta
3.0 out of 5 stars Useful - but I've seen others with more info
I got this as it was more up to date than lonely planet but I actually prefer to the layout and design of the latter. Totally a matter of preference though. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Ms Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Book great, had a scratch on the cover, slightly disappointed as it was meant to be new. Otherwise delivered in time and what I wanted
Published 1 month ago by sheba WL
2.0 out of 5 stars A little hard to read
I found this book a little difficult to get around. The layout of the pages made it difficult for me to locate precise locations that I wished to visit as they are listed under... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Leggie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
It is a good book but today the internet does most of the work. Great choice if you don't want to take your smart phone or tablet with you on the trip.
Published 2 months ago by Miguel Cunha
2.0 out of 5 stars not really for "travelling"
compared to it's competitor, lonely planet, this guide disappointed me. It doesn't really give to the "to/from" info which I normally depend on a guide book for
Published 3 months ago by Benjamin
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
in depth advice and information on practically anything that you could possibly wonder about about japan. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rhia Cook
1.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version poor grapics
I'm sure the content of this guide is good...but if you want to be able to see any of the maps don't buy the Kindle version. Quality of figures absolutely useless.
Published 6 months ago by M. Davey
3.0 out of 5 stars Rough Guide to Japan
Delivery and condition of guide excellent. Lots of comprehensive information. Maps a trifle challenging to those without 20/20 vision. Read more
Published 9 months ago by B1ueband
2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible. Lacks details and maps are illegible.
Have more often than not bought paperback Rough Guides for their strong content and heavy-weight 'Conext' sections. Read more
Published 9 months ago by reading listener
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