Fodor's Exploring Japan, 3rd Edition

Name: Fodor's Exploring Japan, 3rd Edition
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ISBN: 9780679006848

ISBN-10: 0679006842

ISBN-13: 9780679006848

Edition: 3rd 2001

Authors: Inc. Staff Fodor's Travel Publications

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Fodor's Exploring Japan 3rd ed."Authoritatively written and superbly presented...Worthy reading before, during, or after a trip." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Absolutely gorgeous. Fun, colorful, and sophisticated." -- Chicago Tribune Fodor's Exploring Guides are the most up-to-date, full-color guidebooks available. Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded with photos, essays on culture and history, descriptions of sights, and practical information. Full-color photos make these great guides to buy if you're still planning your itinerary (let the photos help you choose!), and they are perfect companions to general guidebooks, like Fodor's Gold Guides. What to…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications
Publication date: 1/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.18" wide x 8.64" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



How to use this book


Contents pages


My Japan


Japan Is


Violent and gentle


Economics


Salarymen


The future


Shinto and Zen


Education


The role of women


Sumo wrestling


Entertainment and nightlife


Food


Festivals and events


Bathing


Japan Was


Prehistory


The classical period


Shogun and samurai


Feudal life


Isolationist and expansionist


An imperial state


World War II


A-Z


Tokyo


Focus On


Kabuki Theatre


Tsukiji


Swords


Minshuku


Noodles


Arts and crafts


Main line stations


Walks


Asakusa


Shinjuku


Shibuya and Harajuku


Central Honshu


Focus On


Mount Fuji


Alternate attendance


Earthquakes


Walk


Nara


Kyoto


Focus On


Koto-in gardens


Zen gardens


Tofu


Gifts


Walks


Along the old canal


Kinkakuji Temple and Ryoanji Garden


Western Honshu and Shikoku


Focus On


Izumo Taisha Shrine


Landscape gardens


Onsen and Sento


Kobo Daishi


Sex in Japan


The Temples of Shikoku


Kyushu and Okinawa


Focus On


Japanese castles


Martial arts


Walk


Fukuoka


Northern Honshu


Focus On


Ryokan


Traditional houses


Walk


Kiso Valley


Hokkaido


Focus On


The Ainu


Soapland districts


Walk


Hakodate


Travel Facts


Hotels And Restaurants


Index


Acknowledgments


Maps and Plans


Japan: three-star sights IFC


Greater Central Tokyo


Walk: Asakusa


Walk: Shinjuku


Walk: Shibuya and Harajuku


Central Honshu


Mount Fuji area


Walk: Nara


Kyoto


Walk: Along the old canal


Walk: Kinkakuji Temple and Ryoanji Garden


Western Honshu and Shikoku


Kyushu and Okinawa


Walk: Fukuoka


Northern Honshu


Walk: Kiso Valley


Hokkaido


Walk: Hakodate