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 enlarge | Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK Travel
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 10174
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0756628768
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9780756628765
ASIN: 0756628768
Publication Date: August 20, 2007
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 Japan by DK Eyewitness Travel January 20, 2008
I love this book. I looked at several other books, but they were not up-to-date. This is a great book for anyone planning to visit Japan. It is arranged by geographical district and has beautiful maps and/or pictures on every page. It is extremely informative and no matter what you want to know, you will probably find it in this book. I'm now using the book to document my photographs taken in various areas of Japan. The only drawback to this book is that, because of all the pictures and maps, it's printed on glossy paper and is quite heavy. I took it with me every day on a Japan tour, but kept it in my carry-on for reference. I found it too heavy to carry in my purse while walking on a tour.
Everything You Need For A Japenese Guide Book December 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you're going to Japan I recommend this book for 95% of your travelling pleasure and information. It may not have EVERYTHING about Japan or be as detailed as other guides, but the true point of a guide is to be concise and accurate.
It's not too large so that you're carrying around a dictionary which hurts to walk with; makes you embarrassed to show; or vividly display's to the country that you're a tourist. It's not too small that you have to squint to read; is easy to lose; or hard to find the information you require.
The layout is precise, colourful, and common-in-sense. The chapters each have an apparent colour and mark a different region of Japan. Within each region are the major cities present plus some notable other areas (eg: Hot Springs, Mountains, and Beaches). There are plenty of pictures, diagrams, charts, important information sheets, etc, throughout the book. (eg: each region has a breakdown map of cities/notable places). Within the major cities, there are landmarks, attractions, and neat notable nooks mentioned throughout. Everything is followed by an appropriately concise paragraph. This is how it should be to me: A brief description of what you are going to see so that you do not have your nose buried in the book when you should be viewing the sites and yet still have a background to what you are viewing.
I think every guide book should have many pictures, maps, etc, so that you can help visually reference yourself, which you will need to do in Japan. There is so much packed together in this country that it's easy to get lost. There are pictures literally on almost every page of this book, which provide excellent landmarks for your travels. The maps are not overwhelming; they only display the required information.
I obtained 15+ guide books and maps during my travel to Japan, however this one book was the reference I carried with me everywhere I went. Until you tour Japan often you are going to want a book like this one for everywhere you go.
Good guide! December 21, 2007
This book is filled with good general travel info. There is so much to see in this amazing country, you could fill volumes, but this book is filled with enough usable info to get you to some great sites. When searching for a travel book on Japan, this is the one I chose and it was a good choice.
Excellent book !! November 28, 2007
I recently bought this book and went to Japan for 7 days and thought overall that this is an excellent book. The survival guide is a must read and covers a LOT of stuff.
I used certain places mentioned in the book about Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.
I could easily figure out what I wanted to do and what NOT to do.
As with any travel book, you should get a detailed brochure when you actually get to the place of interest. This book is very good at giving an overall picture of the place.
Highly recommended.
Beautiful travel book on Japan September 22, 2007
Beautifully written and illustrated. I really like the part about Japanese customs and manners. It has been very helpful.
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