Japan Baedeker Guide
Author(s): Walter Giesen
Baedeker is proud to add this exciting new title to its innovative series. This superb full-colour, illustrated guide to Japan features 3D laminated cut-outs to show you the key sights in perspective and a large, fully-indexed, pull-out map. Additional detailed maps and plans can also be found throughout the guide, clearly pin-pointing the best places to stay and the top places to eat and drink. At the heart of the guide is a wealth of comprehensive information, written by experts, on the sights and top attractions in an easy-to-read A-Z format. In-depth background information covers history, religion, arts and culture, including everything from emperors and the Samurai to Shinto and Zen Buddhism. Also included are great, practical travel tips covering accommodation and food and drink for all budgets, entertainment, sport, transport and health, not to mention some insider tips for saving money or having a unique travel experience. There are also five recommended tours covering the best routes available, to ensure you get the most from this fascinating country. The plastic wallet allows you to keep the guide and map together and ensures that both will survive in all weather.
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Product Information
BACKGROUND: Mysterious Realm; Facts; Nature; Population; Politics; Economy; History; Early History; Japanese Antiquity; Medieval Japan; Early Modern Period; Modern Times; Religion; Buddhism; Zen and the Way of the Samurai; Shinto; Other Religions; Arts and Culture; Overview of Japanese Art History; Arts and Craftsmanship; Picture Stories; Architecture; Theatre; Tea Ceremony; Geishas; Famous People. PRACTICAL INFORMATION FROM A to Z: Accommodation; Addresses; Arrival; Before the Journey; Electricity; Emergency; Etiquette and Customs; Festivals, Holidays and Events; Food and Drink; Eating with chopsticks; Health; Information; Language; The Worlds Hardest Language and Writing System?; Literature; Media; Money; National Parks; Opening Hours; Pachinko; Personal Safety; Post and Telecommunications; Prices and Discounts; Shopping; Spas; Sports; Battle of the Giants; Time; Toilets; Transport; When to Go. TOURS: Travelling in Japan; Japans Regions; Tour 1: Japan Done Differently; Tour 2: The Call of the Mountains; Tour 3: On Pilgrimage; Tour 4: Around the Inland Sea; Tour 5: Southern Charm. SIGHTS FROM A to Z: Abashiri; Aizu-Wakamatsu; Akan National Park; Akita; Ama-no-hashidate; Aomori; Arita; Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park; Aso-Kuju National Park; Awajishima; Bandai-Asahi National Park; Beppu; Biwa Lake; Chichibu-Tama National Park; Chiran; Chubu-Sangaku National Park; Japanese Alps; Daisen-Oki National Park; Daisetsuzan National Park; Fuji-san; Fuji Lakes (Fuji-goko); Fukui; Fukuoka; Hagi; Hakodate; Hakone; Himeji; 3D: White Heron Castle; Hiraizumi; Hirosaki; Hiroshima; Ibusuki; Inland Sea (Setonaikai); Ise-Shima National Park; Izu Peninsula; Kagoshima; Kamakura; Kanazawa; Karatsu; Karuizawa; Kirishima-Yaku National Park; Kitakyushu; Kobe; Kochi; Koya-san; Kumamoto; Kurashiki; Kushiro; Kyoto; 3D: The Golden Pavilion; Matsue; Matsumoto; Matsushima; Japans Three Most Famous Landscapes; Matsuyama; Mito; Miyajima (Itsukushima); Miyazaki; Morioka; Nagano; Nagasaki; Nagoya; Nara; Niigata; Nikko; 3D: The Gate of Sunlight; Noto Peninsula; Oga Peninsula; Okayama; Okinawa; Osaka; Otaru; Rikuchu-kaigan National Park; Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park; Sado; Saikai National Park; Sakata; Sapporo; Satsunan Islands; Sendai; Shikotsu-Toya National Park; Shimonoseki; Shiretoko National Park; Shizuoka; Shodoshima; Takamatsu; Takayama; Tokushima; Tokyo; 3D: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building; Tottori; Towada-Hachimantai National Park; Tsuruga; Tsuwano; Unzen-Amakusa National Park; Uwajima; Wakayama; Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park; Yamagata; Yamaguchi; Yokohama; Yoshino-Kumano National Park. Glossary; Japanese Pantheon; Index; List of Maps and Illustrations; Photo Credits; Publishers Information.
General Fields
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- : MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG
- : Mairs Geographischer Verlag,Kurt Mair
- : 0.771
- : 30 April 2009
- : 189mm X 123mm X 33mm
- : Germany
- : 01 January 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Walter Giesen
- : Paperback
- : 915.2045
- : 350
- : Full colour illustrations throughout
