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Discover Japan
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In This Guide:
Japan resident authors, 343 days of research, 120 detailed maps, three geisha sightings
You asked for it, we researched it - everything you need to know about onsen (hot springs) and skiing and more language assistance than ever
Cost-saving tips even the locals don't know
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Summary: Excellent Book
Although I haven't still been to Japan, I like the book and feel that it supplies a lot of info - maybe even too much. The book also has Japanese writings for every place. It tries to give you info about accomodations for different budget. Again, as usually (but few exceptions) Lonely Planet is a good book to go.
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Summary: Alert -- there is a newer edition of this book!
On my most recent trip to Japan I used brought the Lonely Planet Guide and the Rough Guide. The Lonely Planet Guide is better across the board. It provides better recommendations for hotels and restaurants, better and more detailed advice on sights, and far better information on logistics (how to get places, whether to take the train or a bus, etc.). The Lonely Planet Guide is easier to use and, most importantly more likely to be accurate. The Rough Guide is ok; if that is all you have, you will be fine. On the other hand, given that you have a choice, I'd go with Lonely Planet.
All that said, the Lonely Planet Guide could use improvement. The section on Hokkaido is particularly thin -- not much information. On the other hand, there does not seem to be a guidebook for Hokkaido written in English. If you hear of one, please let me know.
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Summary: A Great Way to Get Unexcited About Your Trip to Japan
This Lonely Planet Guide is another copy of all the previous Japan guides with all the same disappointments.
Coverage of areas outside of Tokyo and Kyoto is honestly rather shoddy, and they've kept the obnoxious negativity that makes an exciting trip to Japan seem like a waste of time. While other Lonely Planet guides are lively, with authors that seem to enjoy the travelling, Lonely Planet Japan's authors write as though they really don't like Japan. It is questionable whether or not the writers even visited the cities they are reviewing.
This guide is probably most useful as a reference of places to look up on your own in another source.
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Summary: Very helpful
I bought this guide to Japan as I was going to be traveling around for about two months. The guide, although not indispensible, provided good information about cheap accommodation, perfect for my budget, and other measures to conserve my budget and things to do. Following suggestions from the guidebook I had some of my most favourable experiences in Japan, including going to a free outdoor hot spring, where there were no other people.
However, in many places the local tourist information offices are defenitely worth paying a visit, especially for maps, as the maps provided are not very clear nor detailed. I also found some of the places listed in the guide to have shut down.
The guide provides some useful background information about the culture of Japan, different types of foods to try out, and various etiquette notices on hot springs and other essential activities.
To conclude, the guide is a worthwhile buy, although in general it stays quite close to the tourist trail, and for the truly unique Japanese experiences off the beaten trail, very little is offered.
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Summary: Don't waste your time/money/vacation
This book was only marginally useful.
- The maps were ambiguous at best, and completely wrong at worst (on multiple instances in multiple cities).
- Descriptions of sights were often wrong or misleading (don't bother with the "Pentax Forum" in tokyo. the address is wrong, and once you find it, it's completely lame (old cameras, and you can't even play with stuff, contrary to the book)
- Does NOT have the actual cheapest budget hostels in Kyoto or Tokyo.
- I didn't really like the writing style, but that's preference
- the eating establishments they suggest are completely random and often not the best/cheapest/or most interesting.
everyone i met traveling that had the rough guide was happy with it. in 20/20 hindsight i wish I had bought that book. everyone I met that had this book was equally disappointed.
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