Lonely Planet's Pocket Tokyo is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Explore Japan's temples and shrines, sample delicious Japanese cuisine and immerse yourself in the city's pop culture obsession; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Tokyo and make the most of your trip! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Tokyo: Full-colour maps and travel photography throughout Highlights...

Discover the loveliest spot to picnic on the banks of the river without being harassed by eagles, have your own barbecue behind the fish market, attend a tea ceremony in a private home, meet the craftsman who has just revived the traditional Kyoto fan that had virtually disappeared for 50 years, head to a fishing village to discover the world's first itinerant hotel, push open the door to a bar hidden inside a temple, eat the best egg sandwich in...

Lonely Planet's Japan is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Summit Mount Fuji, pay your respects at Buddhist temples in Kyoto, and have your fill of sushi and sake; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Japan Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best...

A must-have resource for anyone wishing to unlock the mysteries of Kyoto's 1150-year-old Gion Festival. "A month of rituals, five processions, countless deities, shrines and portable shrines, thirty-four floats, antique treasures and fine arts, otherworldly music, an array of spiritual traditions, family heirlooms on display, kimono, people watching, thousands of dedicated volunteers, more than 1150-years of history-the Gion Festival is truly a world-class...

In Japanese, the word for "foreign country" means "outnation." But to many Americans and Japanese, it is Japan itself, despite its increasing influence in world affairs, that is the outsider-the outnation: a country, as some have said, in the world but not of it. How different is this industrial superpower? Why did its fast climb to the pinnacle of the global economy also contain the causes of its subsequent fall? And what can we all-Americans and...

Tokio es, sin duda, uno de los destinos turísticos más famosos de Japón. Tiene atracciones para cada temporada, y usted siempre querrá volver. En primavera se puede disfrutar de las impresionantes flores de cerezo, y en otoño los colores del otoño son una vista impresionante. ¿Y, qué tal el verano? Tokio debe estar en su lista de "cosas-que-hacer-antes-de-morir" si está buscando un lugar mágico para pasar su verano, ya sea solo o con amigos...

This definitive new collection of essays by the writer Time calls "the dean of arts critics in Japan" ranges from Kyogen drama to the sex shows of Shinjuku, from film and Buddhism to Butoh and retro rock 'n' roll, from wasei eigo (Japanese/English) to mizushobai, the fine art of pleasing. Spanning some fifty years, these thirty-seven essays - most never anthologized before - offer cross-sections of Japan's enormous cultural power. They reflect the...

We tried 1,000 places. And, kept only the 30 best. 30 unforgettable experiences that capture the soul of Tokyo.

Machiya, or townhouses, are traditional wooden dwellings in Kyoto that evoke the elegance and culture of Japan's old capital with their architectural details, beautiful gardens, and intimate rooms. Many have been converted into restaurants to create unforgettable dining experiences. Enjoying healthy food in a historic, traditional Kyoto environment is a rare pleasure. Here are some 130 restaurant listings (food, decor, hours, addresses, prices, maps,...

Donald Richie's newest collection of travel essays explores all the corners of Asia and slightly beyond as it sweeps through Egypt, India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Thailand, Yap, and Japan. Richie is an observer and wanderer, reveling in the freedom to not be himself but always aware of his role as an outsider. Similar to his other works, there remains a sense that these landscapes, these cultures, and these delights...