Lonely Planet Japan (Travel Guide)

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From Onomichi on Honshū to Imabari on Shikoku, you can make stops to swim at secluded beaches, visit a museum dedicated to local painters, and visit shrines with sea views all to yourself. I'll probably create another post focusing on more niche travel publishers in the future but, for now, in the context of this post, there's one I want to bring to your attention: Moon Travel Guides.

A Shinto shrine is a place in harmony with nature, where the trees and wind are framed by a giant gate. Lonely Planet has a team of local experts in destinations across the globe that can help you uncover hidden gems and local treasures to make your itinerary unforgettable. On Naoshima and the surrounding islands, you’ll find traditional Japanese buildings converted into modern art installations incorporating the island’s history. Travelers from “yellow” and “red” countries are subject to additional entry requirements, such as testing upon arrival and quarantine. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.

Works by Japanese and international artists such as Takao Tsuchida, Henry Moore and Picasso blend into nature differently with each season. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. This 2015 edition of the Lonely Planet Japan guidebook offers an abundance of practical details about public transit, a range of accommodations, and potential itineraries.A few ramen restaurants in Tokyo (where the fusion started) even hold a Michelin star: Nakiryu, Konjiki Hototogisu and Ginza Hachigo. There is a lot of info in there and once we get there I know I can capitalize on this book as well to find my way around.

Japan has a color-coded classification entry scheme for all countries, which will continue even after travel rules ease on October 11. I wonder what it was that you read in the article that made you choose that guide over the many others? Planning tip: The best time to climb Mt Fuji is during its official season, from July 1 through mid-September, which avoids the rainy season and snowfall. Personally, I don't think it necessary to update my guide books every year, or even every few years.

So, that was my original and recent experience of choosing what, for me, is the best guidebook to Japan. My one problem/suggestion is that they should give you addresses and maps with the addresses/names on them in the local language as well as in English.

There were two or three places suggested here which my 'local guide' hadn't heard of (mostly gardens/shrines in Kyoto) which were indeed cool and worth the trip. Home to some of Japan's last primeval forests, you'll find the yakusugi, an ancient cedar native to the island whose giant roots form alien tentacles. The park around the museum, much of which was designed by Japan's great modernist architect Tange Kenzō, offers many opportunities for reflection. Plenty of small restaurants specialize in just one dish, such as kara-age (fried chicken), udon (thick wheat noodles), soba (thin buckwheat noodles) or katsu-kare (crumbed pork-cutlet in mild curry).He specialises in travelling off the beaten track, whether on remote atolls or in the hidden streets of major cities. You might want to check out the Ghibli (pronounced "Jiburi") Museum, home to Ghibli Studios and designed by master animator Hayao Miyazaki himself. Even if you can’t yet catch a wave, the best surf beaches in Japan have a chilled vibe that you can enjoy. I got lost doing one of the Tokyo walks and being able to point to where I wanted to go and have the address in Japanese would have been immensely helpful.