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Bargain shopping in Japan can be a challenge, but this book succinctly explains all the ins and outs to making the most of your Japanese shopping experience. Japan is the shopping capital of the world-unequaled in the number, variety and convenience of its shopping venues. The Shopping Guide to Japan is a one-of-a kind Japan guidebook that provides detailed information about methods of payment, prices, taxes, tax-free goods, store hours, discount...
2) Pocket Japan
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You're Headed for Japan
Maybe it happens this way: It's a Friday, traffic was a hassle getting in, you've got a full plate already, and there's a message from the CEO. The subject line says, "Japan Trip." Your open the message and read:
You've been in on the brainstorming, and now I want you on the team to make it happen in Japan. The plan is to leave one month from today.
Or, maybe it happens this way: You're the boss, and it's your company, your...
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In the Land of the Rising Sun, one Brit and his bicycle can get into a lot of mischief. Beginning and ending in the biggest metropolis on earth, small town farm hand, and part-time adventurer Daniel Doughty with his trusty steed tackle all 47 of Japan's prefectures.
A tale of ups and downs in every sense where around each corner uncertainty awaits; mountains, bustling cities, nudists, language barriers, culture clashes, typhoons, humidity, the rainy...
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Super Cheap Japan is the ultimate budget travel guide to Japan, full of the most useful, up-to-date information for a cheap holiday in Japan. With extensive tax-free shopping, crazily discounted train passes and an unbelievable exchange rate, there has never been a better time to visit. Unlike other guides, this book shows you exactly how, where and when you can save money. Go shopping for $4 clothes in Tokyo, enjoy inexpensive hikes in Nikko, or...
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This Tokyo guidebook provides an intimate and detailed look at Japan's dynamic capital. Walking is the best way to get to know any city and here is a walker's guide to Tokyo-one of the most fascinating cities in the world. Author and Tokyo native Sumiko Enbutso leads readers through Tokyo's old downtown. Sensitive to the character of each varied neighborhood, she brings a sharp eye to its half-hidden history, its traditional shops, and its most appealing...
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A concise guide for business people or tourists, Japanese Etiquette Today contains vital information for navigating tricky Japanese social interactions. Japan today "looks" more and more Western, principles governing social and business relations become harder to see. Most foreigners know that Japanese etiquette differs from that of other countries, but few people know the extent of the differences. It is this diversity that first attracted the authors...
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ditLaissez-vous guider au cœur du Japon!
Vivre le Japon donne toutes les clés du quotidien, depuis le logement jusqu'au mariage, en passant par le travail et l'éducation, les visas, les études, etc. Mais l'exploration de l'archipel ne s'arrête pas là, grâce au partage d'expériences, on découvre à chaque page une société que l'on comprend autrement, par ses règles sociales. Comment on conduit, comment on loue un appartement, comment on...
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Découvrez Kyto à travers les yeux de ses habitants!
Portraits de Kyto, c'est la rencontre avec Chikako, Anastasiya, Olivier, Isabelle, Oussouby, Katsuaki, Stephan, Ikuko, Coline... Une mosaïque composée d'une douzaine de portraits qui reflètent la diversité et la richesse de la cité. Ancienne geiko, agent de voyages, chercheuse, agent culturel, chef cuisinier, professeur, paysagiste, chef d'entreprise... Tous parlent de Kyto comme de leur...
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Découvrez Tokyo à travers les yeux de ses habitants
Capitale des paradoxes, o infrastructures ultramodernes et bâtiments historiques cohabitent, o frénésie et calme se répondent, Tky réussit cet exploit de se dévoiler au monde entier tout en conservant pudiquement nombre de ses secrets. La ville semble composée d'un ensemble de villages-quartiers aux personnalités marquées et à l'imaginaire sans fin: izakayas bruyants de Shinjuku ou de...
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Lors d'une recherche anthropologique entre janvier et février 2020, Béatrice Genthon a analysé ce qui permet au pèlerin «d'être au monde», à travers ce pèlerinage et la fête du feu Oto-matsuri. Par un retour à l'essentiel et un enrichissement culturel en reconnexion avec son corps, son esprit et les énergies du cosmos et du divin, il effectue un cheminement spirituel et une transformation intérieure dans l'espoir de se régénérer ou...
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This revised and updated edition of the Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples and features expanded information on new museums and gardens now open year-round for viewing. Judith Clancy's expert research weaves a rich narrative of Kyoto's history, local lore, and artistic and religious background to guide you through your journey. Includes: 31 explorations including 5 mountain...
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This helpful Kansai travel guide explains where to find the area's best restaurants, sights, bars entertainment, shopping, and services. Opinionated entries include addresses, phone numbers, hours of operation, maps, and whether English is spoken-the complete information you need to find your way to the best and most fun places in Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and environs. Whether you live in the region or you're just visiting, The Best of Kansai is the perfect...
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This Japanese business guide contains insider's tips that will make dealings with the Japanese both manageable and successful. For Westerners dealing with Japanese, simple differences in business practices can be troublesome obstacles to successful negotiation. They need not be according to sociologist Jon P. Alston. In this informed and straightforward presentation, Alston describes common Japanese rules for social interaction, and shows how foreigners...
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A Guide for Food Buying in Japan takes the mystery out of shopping for Japanese food as well as household necessities while staying in Japan. Part 1: Before You Shop outlines what the shopper will encounter when shopping in Japan including the different kinds of local markets, and the methods of pricing and labeling products, and Japanese Kanji and Kana with Romanization and pronunciation of the Japanese ingredients and common necessities found in...
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Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d'abord les comprendre
Les Japonais vivent au présent. Le temps glisse sur l'Archipel, emportant avec lui les joies comme les malheurs. Le tsunami de mars 2011, à l'origine du pire accident nucléaire de l'histoire, reste une plaie ouverte, mais le Japon, pugnace, regarde déjà ailleurs. Ce pays est un art de vivre. Une société unique. Un écheveau de règles souvent tacites mais incontournables,...
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The first book ever to explain why the Japanese think and behave the way they do, veteran Japanologist Boye Lafayette De Mente, author of more than 30 books on Japan, unlocks the mystery of Kata-the cultural molds that have traditionally shaped and defined the attitudes, behavior, and character of the Japanese and are primarily responsible for the traits and talents that make them different from other people. In 70 brief essays, ranging from "The...
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This Japan travel guide is an insider's look at the best restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, shops, sights, and events in Tokyo. With new venues for fun, food, and fashion opening every day, it's difficult to keep up with Tokyo's abundant offerings. Whether you're tired of the standard tourist routes, or would just like to get the most out of your time in Tokyo, you can become an instant aficionado with this revised and updated edition of THE BEST OF...
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Lonely Planet's Best Day Hikes Japan is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs away from the city by picking a hike that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Climb Mt Fuji, walk the Tohoku coast, and enjoy the views in Kamikochi. Get to the heart of Japan and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's Best Day Hikes Japan Travel Guide:
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This Kyoto travel guide presents the best tourists sites in Japan's spiritual and historical capital. With this guide the visitor needs no further assistance to learn all that a place has to offer. It is factual, concise, and complete. This Japan travel book is generously illustrated with photographs, maps, route plans, and building plans, as well as a selection of reproductions from old prints and picture scrolls. The sights were specifically chosen...
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