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Japan
Japan Solo
Japan can be a bewildering place for the tourist going solo with little or no language skills. But with the right guide, it can be paradise - and that guide is most definitely this one. Japan Solo provides a wealth of information far beyond the offerings of the typical travel guide...
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The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
This novel resonates with contemporary Japan, exploring responsibility for both the past and the present, and also the effects of alienation and isolation - as usual though, Murakami goes about this by making some of the most mundane everyday moments unconventional...
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| Publisher: | Freytag & Berndt |
| Catalogue number: | 116324 |
| Scale: | 1:1,500,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Attractive map with hill-shading showing the general relief and bathymetric tinting to show the surrounding ocean depth. Honshu occupies most of the sheet, with Hokkaido in an inset. The Nansei Islands...
| Publisher: | Reise Know-How Verlag |
| Catalogue number: | 122903 |
| Scale: | 1:1,200,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
A double-sided map of the country with Okinawa and Kagoshima in an inset.
Combines clear road and tourist detail with relief indicated by altitude and bathymetric tinting, peak heights & contours. Road...
| Publisher: | Cartographia |
| Catalogue number: | 132789 |
| Scale: | 1:1,500,000 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 6 - 8 weeks |
Clear and detailed road map of Japan with minor hill shading and selected spot heights, covering Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu at 1:1,500,000, and the Ryukyu Islands in the south at 1:4,500,000.
Six...
| Publisher: | Kodansha International |
| Catalogue number: | 25559 |
| Scale: | 1:1,500,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Relief map of Japan showing the height of land in strong colours.
Names of places are printed in Japanese and Roman script - useful for reading signs. Railways are shown, and major roads appear faintly...
| Publisher: | Periplus Editions |
| Catalogue number: | 111360 |
| Scale: | 1:2,000,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
On one side is a general road map of the country showing main roads, railways, ferry connections, province boundaries, national parks. An inset shows the Ryukyu Islands at 1:4,000,000. More detailed...
| Publisher: | Nelles Verlag |
| Catalogue number: | 148653 |
| Scale: | 1:1,500,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Double-sided map with the north of Japan on one side and the south on the other. The southern archipelagos - Satsunan, Sakishima - are shown in insets.
Motorways, main roads, main ferries and railways...
| Publisher: | ITMB Publishing |
| Catalogue number: | 155599 |
| Scale: | 1:1,100,000 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 3-4 weeks |
Double-sided, physical road map with index, printed on durable, waterproof paper. Altitude tinting and spot heights for peaks convey the general relief. Road detail includes secondary roads and distinguishes...
| Publisher: | Shobunsha |
| Catalogue number: | 81947 |
| Scale: | 1:2,200,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
A bilingual road map of Japan with excellent rendition of physical detail.
On the reverse are a 1:100,000 map of Tokio-Yokohama, a 1:300,000 scale map of Metropolitan Tokyo, maps of the surroundings...
| Publisher: | Shobunsha |
| Catalogue number: | 81945 |
| Scale: | 1:250,000 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
A road atlas of Japan at 1:250,000, with the exception of Hokkaido which is at 1:600,000. Road detail is clearly drawn and distinguishes national expressways, highways, main roads, toll roads and secondary...
| Publisher: | Kodansha International |
| Catalogue number: | 147724 |
| Scale: | Various |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Small atlas of Japan with a collection of special maps and street plans. The main maps at 1:1,260,000 occupy 23 pages and cover the whole country.
Detail includes roads, railways, ferries, airports...
World-wide Topographic Map Series - TPC
| Relevant titles: | 6 |
| Publisher: | National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) |
| Scale: | 1:500,000 |
Military topographic survey mapping covering about 80% of the world's land masses and significant islands. TPC stands for Tactical Pilotage Chart. These maps are designed primarily as flying charts...
World-wide Topographic Map Series - ONC
| Relevant titles: | 3 |
| Publisher: | National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) |
| Scale: | 1:1,000,000 |
Military topographic survey mapping covering the world's land masses and significant islands. ONC stands for Operational Navigation Chart. These maps are designed primarily as flying charts for military...
| Publisher: | ITMB Publishing |
| Catalogue number: | 103319 |
| Scale: | 1:12,500 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 3-4 weeks |
Detailed street map of central Tokyo showing railways and subway lines in considerable detail, notable buildings and attractions, shrines, temples, tourist information points, post offices, internet...
| Publisher: | Periplus Editions |
| Catalogue number: | 111364 |
| Scale: | Various |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
A general map of Osaka at 1:50,000 of the entire Osaka-Kobe conglomeration, with more detailed plans of the central parts of both cities.
Only main streets are named, but names are given for of all...
| Series: | Frommer's Countries and Regions Guides |
| Publisher: | Frommer's |
| Catalogue number: | 123687 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
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General sightseeing guides with selective recommendations of things to do and see and places to stay and eat. Suggested driving tours are given. Sights are cross-referenced to clear...
| Publisher: | Kodansha International |
| Catalogue number: | 79150 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Japan can be a bewildering place for the tourist going solo with little or no language skills. But with the right guide, it can be paradise - and that guide is most definitely this one.
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| Series: | Rough Guides |
| Publisher: | Rough Guides |
| Catalogue number: | 162954 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
About this series:
Highly popular and respected comprehensive guidebooks. Rough Guides provide extensive practical travel advice for all budgets and have gained an excellent reputation amongst independent...
| Series: | Lonely Planet Countries and Regions Guides |
| Publisher: | Lonely Planet |
| Catalogue number: | 158889 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
About Lonely Planet guides:
Market-leading comprehensive guides, predominantly practical in content and aimed at independent travellers. Frank and informal in style, with a layout that makes for exceptional...
| Series: | Explorer Guides |
| Publisher: | AA Publishing |
| Catalogue number: | 131690 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 10 days |
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Illustrated touring guides designed for the driver, which come with a fold-out road map. Places of interest are organised alphabetically within regions for easy reference, and the...
Chichibu: Japan's Hidden Treasure
| Author: | Sumiko Enbutsu |
| Publisher: | Charles E. Tuttle |
| Catalogue number: | 84921 |
| Availability: | Special order: usually dispatched within 3 - 4 weeks |
Compact guide to the quiet basin of Chichibu - a region of shrines, temples, tradition and folklore. This guide to the region contains maps, itineraries, practical information, accommodation listings...
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Kobe is a city most people have heard of because of the devastating earthquake that hit it in 1995. It was rebuilt with astonishing speed and is back to being one of Japan's most pleasant cities. Hemmed in by mountains to the north, it spreads for miles along the shores of the inland sea, joining the...
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