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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
Ha
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
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Matsumoto Castle in the Japan Alps
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCING JAPAN DISCOVERING JAPAN P 10
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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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