Japan offers something for every traveler, with opportunities to try outstanding cuisine, experience nature, and immerse yourself in art, nightlife, and adventure. The country continues to draw visitors to experience its exquisite beauty. In stunning full-color, Fodor's Essential Japan illustrates the country's eternal draws, from ancient temples and gardens and the deliberate pace of the tea ceremony, to the dizzying, frenetic pulse of its high-tech cities.

Includes index.

Experience Japan -- A Japanese culture primer -- Tokyo -- Side trips from Tokyo -- Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula -- The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast -- Kyoto -- The Kansai Region -- Western Honshu -- Hikoku -- Kyushu -- Okinawa -- Tohoku -- Hokkaido -- Travel smart Japan.