Japan

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel series, which includes guides, maps, and atlases, presently covers more than eighty destinations worldwide. The packs are an excellent value, including both a guidebook and a soft cover of the fold-out Globetrotter map of the region, in a printed plastic wallet.

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This comprehensive and handy pocket-size guide is packed with information, tips and recommendations for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the major highlights Japan has to offer. This travel book surpasses other guides in that it incorporates essential information in an easy-to-carry, easy-to-read format that is attractive and useful at the same time. It provides the visitor with an invaluable introduction to Japan by concisely highlighting the country's 'must see' areas in a practical and user-friendly style, and through the use of star ratings, specifically targets worthwhile attractions for the first-time visitor. The guide is authoritative, and all the information one needs to get around an unfamiliar country is contained in useful, digestible 'At-a-Glance' pages at the end of each chapter. The text is complemented by quality photographs, charts and easy-to-read maps.