Lonely Planet Japan (Travel Guide)

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The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Japan, our most comprehensive guide to Japan, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Expect to get completely naked (modesty towels are allowed at some modern baths) and refreshed head to toe. The finest gardens in Kyoto can show personality even through simplicity with subtle choices; a weathered bridge to represent the march of time or unique pebbles. A few ramen restaurants in Tokyo (where the fusion started) even hold a Michelin star: Nakiryu, Konjiki Hototogisu and Ginza Hachigo. Each region has its own spin on the meal – from thin noodles in a clear soup (closer to its Chinese origins) to a thick ginger broth.

Explore a bamboo grove in Arashiyama, or relax in the hot springs of Noboribetsu Onsen – all with your trusted travel companion. Not that their advice is bad, but you will find many choices of places to eat and stay, a lot of them very good, and there is no way LP can cover them all. The downside of having so many incredible attractions on offer in one country is feeling overwhelmed by the options – where to even begin?These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Capital One is an excellent gateway to unlocking exceptional savings on travel and value for your miles. Japan sparks all the senses with everything, from temple bells, capsule hotels and breezy cat islands to outdoor sculptures, pine-forest hot springs and umami flavors in world-class dining. Some of us absorb information when it is presented visually, others prefer to read lengthy text, whilst many prefer a combination of the two. Don't worry – we're here to help with a round-up of the best things to do in Japan, both celebrated and under the radar.

We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. Naoshima is one of Japan's great success stories: a rural island on the verge of becoming a ghost town, now a world-class center for contemporary art. If you forget to pack one, it’s easy enough to find a surgical-style disposable face mask in airports and pharmacies all over Japan. For families, the ice sculptures of the Sapporo Snow Festival and the bathing wild monkeys of Jigokudani Monkey Park are fun for all ages. This 2015 edition of the Lonely Planet Japan guidebook offers an abundance of practical details about public transit, a range of accommodations, and potential itineraries.This is where you'll find Japan's best beaches, like those on the Yaeyama Islands and the Kerama Islands, with sugar-white sand fringed with palms and turquoise waters. Golden carp swim the narrow canal running through the center of town as they have for two centuries.