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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

JAPAN

FESTIVALS TEMPLES • THEATER GARDENS • CRAFTS HOTELS • MAPS • NIGHTLIFE SHOPPING • MARTIAL ARTS THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU

Japan Region by Region

WESTERN HONSHU Pages 186–219

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SHIKOKU Pages 220–229

WESTERN Osaka

KYUSHU Pages 230–249 ak

KYUSHU

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HOKKAIDO •

NORTHERN HONSHU

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Pages 260–279

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Morioka

Sapporo

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Aomo

HOKKAIDO •

Pages 280–291

NORTHERN HONSHU

Sendai

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Takayama

KYOTO O CITY

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Niigata

Nagano

CENTRAL R HONSHU TOKYO O

Nagoya

KYOTO CITY

CENTRAL HONSHU

Pages 154–185

Pages 128–153

TOKYO AREA BY AREA Pages 60–113; for Street Finder map, see pages 114–23

CENTRAL TOKYO

NORTHERN TOKYO

WESTERN TOKYO

Pages 64–75

Pages 76–87

Pages 88–99

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

JAPAN

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

J JAPAN

Produced by Blue Island Publishing Limited London, England g EDITORIAL DIRECTOR R Rosalyn y Thiro ART DIRECTOR Stephen p Bere SENIOR R EDITOR Jane Simmonds US EDITOR Mary y Sutherland ART EDITORS Tessa Bindloss, Ian Midson PICTURE RESEARCHER Ellen Root Dorling Kindersleyy Limited

MAP CO-ORDINAT A OR R Dave Pugh g DTP DESIGNER Lee Redmond CONTRIBUTORS

John Hart Benson Jr., Mark Brazil, Jon Burbank, Angela g Jeffs, Emi Kazuko, Stephen p Mansfield, Bill Marsh, Catherine Rubinstein, Jacqueline Ruyak

Matsumoto Castle in the Japan Alps

RESEARCHER

Mayumi Hayashi MAPS

CONTENTS

Era-Maptech Ltd PHOTOGRA R PHERS

Demetrio Carrasco, Clive Streeter, Linda Whitwam, Peter Wilson

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6

ILLUSTRA RATORS

Richard Bonson, Garyy Cross, Richard Draper, p Paul Guest, Claire Littlejohn, Maltings Partnership, Mel Pickering, John Woodcock Reproduced byy Colourscan (Singapore) g p Printed and bound in China byy Toppan Printing Co. (Shenzhen Ltd) First American Edition 2000

INTRODUCING JAPAN DISCOVERING JAPAN P 10

Reprinted with revisions 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007

08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States byy DK Publishing, g Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2000, 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNAT A IONAL AND PAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS. NO PA P RT OF THIS PUBLICAT A ION MAY A BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVA V L SYSTEM, OR TRAN R SMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER. PUBLISHED IN GREAT A BRITAIN T BY DORLING KINDERSLEY LTD.

ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN: 978 0 75662 876 5 Throughout this book, floors are referred to in accordance with US usage, ie the “first floor” is at ground level.

Wall hanging of a geisha in a museum in Takayama

Front cover main image: View of Mount Fuji, Central Honshu The information in this Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. Student monks at Mount Koya, Western Honshu

PUTTING JAPAN P ON THE MAP 14 A PORTRAI R T OF JAPAN P 16 JAPAN P THROUGH THE YEAR 44 THE HISTORY Y OF JAPAN P 50

CENTRA R L HONSHU 128 K OTO CITY 154 KY WESTERN HONSHU 186 SHIKOKU 220 K USHU 230 KY OKINAW AWA 250 NORTHERN HONSHU 260 HOKKAI K DO 280

PRA R CTICAL INFORMAT A ION 368

NORTHERN TOKYO 76

ENTERTAIN T MENT IN TOKYO 108

Imperial figure at Yomeimon Gate, Tosho-gu Shrine, Nikko

TRAVELERS’ NEEDS

TRA RAVEL INFORMAT A ION 386 INDEX 394

WHERE TO STA TAY 294

FURTHER R READING 409

WHERE TO EAT A 314

PHRA R SE BOOK 412

TOKYO STREET FINDER 114

Neon lights in the Roppongi district of Western Tokyo

JAPAN REGION BY REGION Todai-ji Temple, Nara

JAPAN P AT A GLAN L CE 126

THEME PARKS 356

SURVIVAL GUIDE

CENTRA R L TOKYO 64

SHOPPING IN TOKYO 104

ONSEN 354

SPECIAL INTERESTS 362

TOKYO AT AT A GLAN L CE 62

F RTHER AFIELD 100 FA

SHOPPING IN JAPAN P 348

SPORTS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 358

TOKYO AREA BY AREA

WESTERN TOKYO 88

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his guide helps you to get the most from your visit to Japan. It provides detailed practical information and expert recommendations. Introducing Japan maps the country and sets it in its historical and cultural context. Tokyo and the eight regional sections describe important sights,

TOKYO

using maps, photographs, and illustrations. Restaurant and hotel recommendations can be found in Travelers’ Needs, together with general advice about accommodations and Japanese food. The Survival Guide has tips on everything from transportation to etiquette.

    
   

   

This city is divided into areas, each with its own chapter. The Farther Afield section covers peripheral sights. All sights are numbered and plotted on the chapter’s area map. The information for each sight follows the map’s numerical order, making sights easy to locate within the chapter.

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