Japanese culture

The Japanese culture differs quite a bit from the Western and other Asian cultures. Within the Japanese culture, the common practices and local travel habits seem to bestow an extra dimension to this culture. This book provides a guide to the particularities of travelling in Japan.

The further away from the big cosmopolitan cities and industrial areas such as Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama, the more traditional the travel circumstances. Your best travel experiences you will enjoy in the mountainous and rural areas of Japan, where time seems to have stood still.

New in the second edition

This second edition includes the experiences of my eight-weeks travelling through Japan. In August and September 2017, I spent two full months exploring Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa, travelling 11’000 kilometers (6’800 miles) on planes and trains, by rental cars, buses, metros, trams, taxis, ropeways, ferries and on foot. This new edition provides additional coverage of driving in Japan, local trains, Shinkansen, sightseeing, and many more updates. More than 60 pages and 40 photos have been added.

Benefit of this travel guide

This travel guide for Japan will earn back its cost many times over for you.

It will reduce your time and financial input into a successful trip in Japan by:

 – guiding you to realise savings on the travel costs;

 – presenting all the relevant travel factors in one definite source.

It will increase your experience and enjoyment output of a successful trip in Japan by:

 – optimally preparing for your trip;

 – maximising your experience while on location.