CONTENTS | |
| PÅRT l INTRODUCTION | |
| A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE BOOK | 1 |
| FOR THE TRULY IMPOVERISHED | 2 |
| FOR THE ORDINARILY IMPOVERISHED | 4 |
| FOR THE ONLY MARGINALLY IMPOVERISHED | 5 |
| PRICES AND TIMES | 5 |
| GETTING TO JAPAN | 6 |
| VISAS | 7 |
| GEOGRAPHY | 10 |
| CLIMATE | 11 |
| TRANSPORTATION | 12 |
| Special Rail Tickets | 17 |
| ACCOMMODATION | 21 |
| HISTORY | 23 |
| CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF JAPANESE HISTORY | 31 |
| CULTURE | 32 |
| FOOD | 35 |
| DRINKS | 40 |
| FINDING AN ADDRESS | 40 |
| USING THE TELEPHONE | 41 |
| ENTERTAINMENT | 42 |
| BUSINESS HOURS | 42 |
| MONEY AND BANKS | 43 |
| POSTAL SERVICES | 44 |
| NEWSPAPERS | 44 |
| TOILETS | 44 |
| SPORTS AND GAMES | 45 |
| WORKING IN JAPAN | 51 |
| JAPANESE LANGUAGE | 5I |
| ADVICE AND INFORMATION | 61 |
| FESTIVALS | 62 |
| WHICH PLACES SHOULD YOU VISIT？ | 64 |
| TWO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TRAVELLER | 65 |
| PART 2 SIGHTSEEING | |
| INTRODUCTORY | 66 |
| TOKYO | 67 |
| TOHOKU | 123 |
| HOKKAIDO | 161 |
| CHUBU | 195 |
| KANSAl | 235 |
| CHUGOKU | 271 |
| SHIKOKU | 301 |
| KYUSHU | 331 |
| SOUTH TO OKINAWA | 369 |
| PART 3 ACCOMMODATION | |
| INTRODUCTORY | 380 |
| YOUTH HOSTELS | 381 |
| PRIVATE HOSTELS AND INNS | 463 |
| JAPANESE INNS | 470 |
| BUSINESS HOTELS | 483 |
| PART 4 ITINERARIES | |
| TOUR l ONE MONTH IN JAPAN USING 21-DAY JAPAN RAIL PASS | 503 |
| TOUR 2 MINIMUM 23 DAYS IN JAPAN USING 7-DAY JAPAN RAIL PASS | 505 |
| TOUR 3 NORTH OF JAPAN USING HOKKAIDO WIDE SHU-YU-KEN | 506 |
| TOUR 4 CENTRE OF JAPAN USINGS SHIKOKU WIDE SHU-YU-KEN | 508 |
| TOUR 5 SOUTH-WEST OF JAPAN USING KYUSHU WIDE SHU-YU-KEN | 509 |
| TOUR 6 FOR THE TRULY IMPOVERISHED・MISERLY 7-DAY RAIL PASS TOUR | 511 |
| INDEX | 512 |
| LAST MINUTE AMENDMENTS | 522 |