Insight Guides Pocket Japan

392 Pages·2017·39.12 MB·English

by  Insight Guides

HOW TO USE THIS E-BOOK
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning
advice for your visit to Japan, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion
for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect
Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and
History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Japan, and the Where to Go
chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find
ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter
describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel
Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are
carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked
references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to
read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you
have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to
the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Japan are numbered and cross-referenced to
high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight
to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of
Japan. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality,
visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital
form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of
formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the
extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is
carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very
latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive
to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to
the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say
a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Japan’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour of Japan
Introduction
The Japanese archipelago
A crowded nation
People
Religion
Extremes of climate
Architecture
Tradition meets modernity
A Brief History
Prehistory and early chronicles
Chinese influences
The Nara Period
The golden Heian era
Enter the shoguns
Creative turmoil
Momoyama unification
Tokugawa takes all
The Yankees are coming
The Meiji restoration
Triumph and disaster
Peace and prosperity
The inevitable collapse
Destruction and rebirth
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
Tokyo
The Imperial Palace
Ginza
Asakusa
Sensoji Temple and surroundings
Tokyo Skytree
Ueno
Harajuku and Yoyogi Park
Shinjuku
Roppongi
Shinagawa and Odaiba
Kanto
Nikko
The Toshogu Shrine complex
Around Nikko
Yokohama
Kamakura
Sightseeing in Kamakura
Ryukoji Temple and Enoshima Island
Hakone
Izu Peninsula
Mt Fuji
Kansai
Kyoto
Kyoto’s imperial residences
Exploring the city
Higashiyama
Ukyo and Kita