The best guide to Japan, packed with essentialsWalking and driving tours to gardens, temples, castles, and museums, plus hikes in the Japanese Alps and up Mt. FujiKabuki, noh, bunraku, modern theater, dance, and nightlifeShopping for fans, dolls, ceramics, lacquerware, kimonos, folk crafts, and electronics, including great flea marketsWhere to stay and eat, no matter what your budgetSmart hotels, modern resorts, hot-spring spas, temple lodging, minshukus, and traditional ryokanWestern restaurants, sushi-ya, noodle shops, teahousesFresh, thorough, practical--from writers you can trustCosts, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousandsAll reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents59 pages of maps--and dozens of unique featuresImportant Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; What's Where; Pleasures & Pastimes; festivals; historical chronology; vocabulary section with Japanese characters; and more!