Lonely Planet Japan: Comprehensive Travel Guide | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider Tips | Covers Tokyo, Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Hokkaido and more

This book was really helpful when planning my Japan trip. The information is easy to follow, and I found lots of useful tips for places to visit, food, and transportation. It’s a great guide to have before and during the trip.

Very helpful during my month traveling around Japan. I constantly referred to the Kindle version on my phone.

Bought this guide as was traveling to Japan and found it quite helpful but the problem for me is the format. As much as I love buying guides to prepare my trips, I cannot pass by the fact that they are not practical, especially in big city’s. 1st you always need to double check every places they suggest as they might have closed, be on renovation, have regulated entries etc… 2nd it takes you to tourists spots and do not show you the way of a more “local” experience. Great tool the be part of you preps as it is easy to read and carry strong knowledge in tourism but I can only recommend to also use other tools as map apps, social medias, and to lose yourself in the places you are gonna visit ! Have a great time in Japan, you’ll have a blast !

Great travel planner, super helpful. I love the recommendations and the pictures. Very comprehensive.

Fabulous! Comprehensive, and easy to navigate guide. I rate this as an essential tool for visits to Japan.

I picked up the Lonely Planet Japan guide expecting a standard travel overview, but I was genuinely surprised by the sheer volume of content packed into this book. What initially seemed like it might be a surface-level tourist guide turned out to be an incredibly thorough resource that goes far beyond the typical highlights. For anyone planning a trip to Japan, don’t underestimate how much valuable information this guide contains. It’s dense with content in the best possible way – you’ll find yourself discovering new places and experiences you hadn’t even considered. Well worth the investment for both first-time visitors and return travelers looking to explore beyond the beaten path.

We went to China and Vietnam ten years ago, and, using a combination of internet resources and the relevant guidebooks, had a great time flouncing about those two fascinating countries, particularly the less-visited areas of southwest China (Jianshui, Yuenyang, and Hekou) that we stumbled into on our way to the Lao Cai border crossing. Lonely Planet’s “Getting There and Away” sections were crucial to stringing together all the necessary transport. Now, we’re back on the road with our 8-year-old daughter in Japan, and I’m so disappointed with the LP guidebook. All practical information is gone—admissions, hints on transit and how to use it, numerous restaurant recommendations. So, I’ve had to spend a lot of time on the internet—not the way I wanted to spend my vacation. As a reviewer said above, they’ve removed everything that might have had to be updated. And, oh my, the maps have been butchered. I used to use LP just for the maps! Who wants to stare at Google Maps all day? Thankfully, my wife had old Kyoto and Tokyo LP guides from more than ten years ago. All full of still useful information. And better maps! Lonely Planet needs to get their act together or I’m out.

Call me old fashioned and yes you need all kinds of apps and cards to visit Japan today, but this is still essential to me in my travels. Used it to play my trip to Japan this summer and it was great. But for old people like me this is how we used to travel and still travel today, but I would suggest you will also need to watch some youtube before your trip.

A5 storlek så bra format men den är tjock så inget man har i bakfickan. Men mycket att läsa så en trevlig bok!

Fantastic book. Shouldn’t go anywhere without a lonely planet book

We just returned a few hours ago from a three-week trip to Japan--our first. We concentrated on the sites of Honshu (Tokyo, Kyoto, Hakone, Miyajima, Koya-san, Takayama, Kanazawa and more). As a loyal Lonely Planet reader, I was hesitant to purchase this latest edition before our departure, given the negative comments about the new format and its lack of solid information, etc. I'm here to say that this guidebook was GREAT--and was there for us every step of the way on our travels throughout the country. I understand why the people at LP have decided to dispense with opening and closing times and other such detailed info.--because in this day and age, who'd depend 100% on what a guidebook tells you about opening and closing times? I wouldn't--and didn't. With my Japanese Pocket wifi (rented in advance and picked up at the airport upon arrival) and my smartphone, I was always able to plan ahead by consulting a site's website (all available with English language option). LP has taken into consideration a modern-day traveler's needs and curiosity, as well as one's own speedy access to information, and come up with an intelligent, handy, and informative guide. Thank you!

Product was unharmed...good quality and very informative

Ho acquistato 'Lonely Planet Japan' per pianificare il mio viaggio in Giappone e posso dire con certezza, dopo il viaggio, che è stata davvero molto utile nella pianificazione. La guida è organizzata in modo eccellente, suddivisa per regioni e città, rendendo facile trovare informazioni specifiche su ogni destinazione. Ogni sezione è arricchita da dettagli, consigli utili e itinerari suggeriti, che mi hanno aiutato a ottimizzare il tempo e a esplorare in maniera ottimale una volta lì. Le descrizioni dei luoghi, dagli affollati quartieri di Tokyo ai tranquilli templi di Kyoto, sono precise e ben scritte. Inoltre, la guida include informazioni aggiornate su orari di apertura, prezzi dei biglietti e mezzi di trasporto, che si sono rivelate estremamente utili durante il mio viaggio. Consiglio sempre di verificare mese e data di pubblicazione della guida quando si effettua l'acquisto, più è aggiornato e maggiormente accurate saranno le informazioni. Le splendide fotografie presenti in 'Lonely Planet Japan' aggiungono un valore visivo significativo, offrendo un'anteprima di ciò che si può aspettare di vedere in ogni luogo. Le immagini, combinate con le descrizioni dettagliate, mi hanno aiutato a decidere quali attrazioni visitare e quali esperienze non perdere. Ovviamente non aspettatevi illustrazioni per ogni singola destinazione consigliata, se volete qualcosa di più approfondito per ogni luogo, consiglio l'acquisto per città (Tokyo, Kyoto ecc). In conclusione, 'Lonely Planet Japan' è una guida di viaggio eccellente per chiunque stia pianificando un viaggio in Giappone. La sua completezza, l'accuratezza delle informazioni e i consigli pratici la rendono una compagna di viaggio perfetta. Grazie a questa guida, combinata a ricerche online, il mio viaggio è stato ben organizzato, ma anche arricchito da esperienze autentiche e indimenticabili.