Japan Travel

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Japan. Greater Than a Tourist: Japan by author Andy Cheng offers the inside scoop on Japan.

FINDING THE REAL JAPAN- Stories from the Land of the Rising Sun takes a realistic look at what Japanese culture is really like, without the rose-colored glasses. It is written from first-hand accounts of traveling to, and living in Japan spanning several years. The work also includes prints of old and rare Japanese artwork as well as pictures of modern-day Japan. The first-hand accounts make this an interesting study on a culture that is often misunderstood by outsiders. Take a journey with the author while trying to understand this fascinating and ancient culture. The highs and lows of ...

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local—Fukuoka Japan by Maiko will give you the inside scoop on food on the spot. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

The Geisha and The Monk a novel by Julian Bound Two souls born thousands of miles apart each shall follow a similar path KYOTO, JAPAN 1876 Born into a lineage of famous geisha, a girl is taken to a famed Tokyo geisha house where her training to serve and entertain others begins. GYANTSE, TIBET 1876 A boy is born into a small rural community. Recognised as the reincarnation of a revered Lama he is taken to live in Tibet’s legendary Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. SAN FRANCISCO, USA 1900 At the dawning of a new century fate brings them together, a lifetime away from all they have ever known. Set ...

Savor the Flavor: A Japanese Food Vocabulary Guide is the ultimate resource for anyone looking to immerse themselves in the rich culinary world of Japan. With over 170 food vocabulary words for different food groups and eight chapters covering everything from fruits and vegetables to meats, fish, sushi, ramen, and desserts, this guide is a valuable resource for Japanese language learners and travelers looking to fully immerse themselves in the culture.

The authors tell how they grew up in China, met in India and were reunited in England and Japan. They share their discovery of the key to reconciliation between China and Japan.

Japan is an amazing country to visit. The rich history and the culture are unlike anywhere else in the world. Learn some fun facts about Japan. Learn about the Sumo, the people and much more. Great for kids' book reports, reading programs, and overall learning.

Ditch the Tourist Traps. Eat Like a Tokyo Local. Is your phone leading you to Tokyo's blandest, most overpriced food? Drowning in 5-star reviews for mediocre grub? Tokyo is a food lover's paradise, but navigating its endless options can feel overwhelming. Relying solely on generic apps or guidebooks often leads straight to disappointing tourist traps, missing the incredible, authentic flavors the city truly offers. You didn't come all the way to Tokyo to eat... meh, did you? Meet Sara, your friendly (and slightly opinionated) Tokyo-native guide! Born and raised amidst the city's vibrant ...

Konnichi wa! Have you ever been to Japan? Learn about Japanese animals, foods, culture, and more to see what makes this Asian country unique. Carefully leveled text and critical thinking questions introduce young listeners to nonfiction.

The hotel I checked in on my trip to Kyoto gave me a discount coupon for the buffet breakfast and I had it next morning at the restaurant. The buffet had Japanese expensive dishes in addition to the familiar Western breakfast dishes, which made up the most luxurious buffet breakfast I’d ever had. As there were many foreign guests around, it produced an international atmosphere. One of the walls of the restaurant was the glass window from the ceiling to the floor. Beyond it was a small Japanese garden that had a pond with many red-and-white-colored koi fish. When I was eating delicious ...

Sumo, Sony und Sashimi: So viel Japan kennt jeder. Mangas, Karaoke und andere Importe gehören längst auch bei uns dazu - und doch ist uns ihre Heimat fremd. Andreas Neuenkirchen entschlüsselt aufs Unterhaltsamste Land und Leute. Er verrät, wie Sie in Restaurants und Privathaushalten, in buddhistischen Tempeln, beim Small Talk oder in Geschäftsverhandlungen glänzen. Welche Speisen schmecken - und vor allem, wie man sie isst. Sie erfahren, was Sie mit Stäbchen zu tun und zu lassen haben und was es mit dem Mythos vom Schlürfen auf sich hat.

"When I walked into the office on Monday morning I knew my reputation was in shatters."Walking Japan's coastal route in search of beauty, William de Lange encounters a string of local characters. Recording their stories, he braids a travelogue deftly interwoven with his own experiences since he first set foot in Japan some thirty years ago.A sequel to A Fool's Journey, A Fool's Return is an exploration of one of Japan's perhaps less scenic but certainly most historic routes. Above all, it is a gaijin's exploration of his relationship with a country that continues to defy definition.

For over 300 years, Japan closed itself to outsiders, developing a remarkable and unique culture. During its period of isolation, the inhabitants of the city of Edo, later known as Tokyo, relied on its public bells to tell the time. In her remarkable book, Anna Sherman tells of her search for the bells of Edo, exploring the city of Tokyo and its inhabitants and the individual and particular relationship of Japanese culture - and the Japanese language - to time, tradition, memory, impermanence and history.

Of Eden’s Touch by Julian Bound Tales of Horror in Paradise From the remote Himalayan monasteries of Tibet and Bhutan, to Nepal and the backstreets of Kathmandu, and from the isolated bamboo forests of Japan to encounters with the macabre in India and China. Chilling stories of entities and spirits roaming across Asia and South East Asia - some lost, some choosing to stay on the borderlands between life and death… others intent on sharing their malevolence with any passing traveller happened upon. Ten chilling tales of horror, with each carrying a unique twist and bite. Beware when in ...

Why does anime make sense in an animist culture? How might Oscar Wilde reveal a culture too often associated with conformity? How can Japanese friends in a typical neighbourhood turn every stereotype on its head? His provocations may infuriate you - may even infuriate himself - Iyer confesses in his opening salvo, but maybe it’s only by setting its love hotels next to its baseball stadia, its wild fashions against its eighth-century values, that Japan can be made new again for both the first-time visitor and the jaded foreign resident.

Japaner bleiben gerne unter sich. Es dürfte kaum ein weiteres hoch entwickeltes Industrieland geben, das eine derart homogene Bevölkerung hat. Nur zögernd nahm das Reich der aufgehenden Sonne Kontakt mit dem Westen auf, mauserte sich aber in wenigen Jahren zu einer modernen militärischen Großmacht. Die militärische Macht Japans beschränkt sich seit den Kriegsverbrechen des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf die Landesverteidigung. Der Einfluss Japans auf die internationale Popkultur ist dank Nintendo und Manga enorm.

In June of 2017, psychology professor Dr. Melissa Dawn hurriedly departs Tokyo on a flight bound for San Francisco, where she intends to win back her lover, whose marriage proposal she recently rejected. But during the flight, mysterious out-of-this-world events envelop the aircraft, and upon landing at SFO, she and her fellow passengers find themselves detained by the military. The secretive government agency overseeing their internment soon reveals the startling truth. Dr. Dawn finds she has traveled 20 years into the future, and has arrived in 2037.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan by Bree Crandy offers the inside scoop on small-town, rural Japan.

Eine klingende Kulturgeschichte Japans von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart. Das kleine Einmaleins japanischer Mentalität: Japan ist den Europäern trotz Globalisierung noch immer fremd und rätselhaft. Alles ist anders: die Umgangsformen, die Kommunikation, das Essen, die Kultur. Das alte traditionsreiche Japan (Shintoismus, Buddhismus, Teezeremonie, Ikebana, Japanische Gärten, Sumo) existiert unmittelbar neben dem hochindustrialisierten, modernen Staat (Sony, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Karaoke, Manga, Anime).

The Japanese have a tradition of sending postcards and a word for these friendly little holiday snapshots: Nengajo. Each greeting is a celebration of culture and of life, bridging the old ways and modern times.