* UPDATED FOR 2018 - NOW WITH OVER 30% MORE CONTENT * Must-See Japan is your up-to-date and concise guide for discovering the best sights, the most delicious foods and the essential must-do activities in this fascinating and complex country. Written by someone who has spent over years living in and travelling all around the country, this book is full of inside information to help you discover some of the best things on offer, from popular tourist attractions to hidden gems even the locals don't know.
Offering detailed itineraries for trips lasting a week or a month, this guide will help you plan every detail of your stay in Japan.

Must-See Japan includes:

•Insider tips and advice on when and where is best to visit, so you won’t miss a thing
•Detailed itineraries for making the most of your Japanese adventure, whether it be from a couple of days to a few weeks
•Travel information with all the advice you need for getting around, including rail passes, trains and buses
•Honest reviews of a variety of hotels, hot springs and restaurants
•Useful direct links to websites with all the latest information
•Practical advice on what to do and how to do it, drawing on the personal experience of the author, a long-term resident of Japan
•Quickly find the information you need with the active table of contents and logical layout
•Unbeatable value for a guide packed with a decade's worth of firsthand and trustworthy advice


About the author

Tom Fay is a British author and freelance writer who has been living in Japan for almost a decade. He has written extensively about the outdoors and travel in Japan, both online and in print, for The Guardian, Forbes Travel Guide, Japan Today and many other media outlets.

He has a keen interest in landscape photography, and is the main author of the forthcoming guidebook ‘Walking and Trekking in the Japan Alps’ to be published by Cicerone Press.