This Japan guidebook is ideal for travellers seeking inspirational guides and planning a more extended trip. It provides interesting facts about Japan's people, history and culture and detailed coverage of the best places to see. This Japan guidebook covers: Kanto Plain and Chubu, The North, the Kansai Region, The South.

In this Japan travel guidebook, you will find:

• Unique essays - country history and culture, and modern-day life, people and politics

• Japan highlights - Ginkaku-ji Temple and Gardens, Kyoto; Mount Fuji; hiking the Northern Alps; Nikko; Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park; Naoshima Island; Roppongi nightlife; Ryokan; Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa

• Practical travel information - getting there and around, budgeting, eating out, shopping, public holidays, information for LGBTQ+ travellers and more

• When to go to Japan - high season, low season, climate information and festivals

• Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots

• Main attractions & curated places - narrative descriptions of where to go and what to see, covered geographically

• Tips and facts - interesting facts about Japan and useful insider tips

• High-quality maps of Japan - must-see places cross-referenced to colourful maps for quick orientation