Japan Berlitz Pocket Guide

This guide to Japan focuses on Tokyo, Kanto, Kansai, Chubu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido and western and northern Honshu. It covers all the main sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of places to visit include Tokyo's Imperial Palace and Asakusa Kannon temple, Kyoto's Katsura, Kamakura's Great Buddha and Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Museum. Outdoor attractions featured include Kyushu's hot springs, Hokkaido's ski slopes and Mount Fuji. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on Japanese cuisine. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Japanese. Special features range from Japanese garden design to geishas and cherry blossom to Shinto. Maps show the Imperial Palace area, Japan and central Honshu, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout.