Japan

Although it focuses on Tokyo and Kyoto--the two Japanese cities that most tourists want to visit--Frommer's Easy Guide to Japan also examines the Japanese locations to which most …

Lonely Planet Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore a bamboo grove in Arashiyama, …

This daily journal was written primarily because I well knew that time would force the swiftly passing incidents and impressions to blur each other in my memory. Then want of …

Children turned emperor, emperors turned priest, and priests turned poet are just a few of the colorful characters described in Kyoto: A Cultural Guide.The fascinating facts, …

Ceci n’est pas un guide touristique classique. Mais un guide qui vous aidera à passer des vacances idéales au Japon. Vous n’y trouverez pas les horaires des bus, la liste des …

Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was one of Japan's greatest poets and translators from classical Japanese. Her output was extraordinary, including twenty volumes of poetry and the most …

As an Asian powerhouse and tech hub, Japan's history has molded its nation's success. Go ahead and learn about the past and pick the lessons that you can apply. Learning through an …

“Arguably the greatest living travel writer” (Outside magazine), Pico Iyer has called Japan home for more than three decades. But, as he is the first to admit, the country remains …

Sex and the Japanese provides a broad look at the changing concepts of sexuality in Japanese culture.From the days of concubines and geishas to the present, sex and sexuality in …

This Japan travel guide features dozens of beautiful photographs and insightful commentary.Japan: Land of Beauty and Tradition takes the reader on a sweeping tour of this always …