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THE
LAND Geography - Coastline - Mountains - Volcanoes - Earthquakes -
Rivers - Lakes CLIMATE Pacific Coast Region - Central Highlands -
Inland Sea Region - Japan Sea Region - Northern and Southern Regions
- Plum Rains - Typhoons - When To Go - Climatic Charts WHAT TO TAKE
Clothing Check List - Shoes - Traveling Kit - Toiletries - First Aid
Kit - Contraceptives
HISTORY
Archaeological Finds - Myths - Yamato Period - Nara Period - Heian
Period - Kamakura Period - Muromachi Period - Azuchi-Momoyama Period
- Edo Period - Meiji Restoration - Taisho Period - Showa Era
GOVERNMENT Political Parties - Modern History ECONOMY The
"Economic Miracle" - After WWII - Economic Rebirth - The
Japanese Way - The Unseen Economy
THE
PEOPLE Physical Characteristics - Preconceived Notions - Social
Characteristics - Social Attitudes - How the Japanese See Themselves
- Love, Marriage and Role Models - Sex - Minorities, Misfits and
Counter Cultures - Forever Gaijin RELIGION Shinto - Confucian
Concepts - Buddhism - Zen - Christianity - New Religions - Information
ARTS
AND CRAFTS Introduction - Fine Arts - Chronology of Arts - Painting -
Ukiyo-e - Handicrafts - Pottery and Ceramics - Shippo yaki -
Damascene - Lacquerware - Mingeihin (Folkcraft) - Museums and Art
Galleries CULTURAL ARTS AND PURSUITS Not; - Kyogen - Kabuki - Bunraku
- Ikebana Chanoyu - Bonsai and Bonkei - Gardens SPORTS AND MARTIAL
ARTS Sumo - Kendo - Karate - Aikido - Judo - Tennis - Baseball -
Skiing - Swimming - Fishing FESTIVALS AND EVENTS Introduction -
National Holidays - Calendar of Events GETTING THERE Information -
Fares - Suggestions - Japanese Airports - By Sea
VISAS
AND OFFICIALDOM Temporary Landing Visas - Required Visas - Reciprocal
Visa Exemptions - Extensions - Visa Status - Length- of Stay -
Leaving and Reentering - Alien Registration Cards (ARC) - Working in
Japan - Japanese Consulates Abroad GETTING AROUND Domestic-Air
Service - Sample Air Fares - Railways - Sample Railway Fares - Major
Rail Lines - Special Fares - Ferries - Ferry Travel - Sample Ferry
Fares - Buses - Taxis - Automobiles Motorcycles - Hitchhiking -
Cycling - Major Highways - Travel Agents DISTRICTS AND PREFECTURES OF
JAPAN Area Maps ACCOMMODATION Western Hotels - Ryokan - Minshuku -
Youth Hostels - Business Hotels - National Vacation Villages -
Peoples Lodges - Shukubo (Temple Lodgings) - Communes - Sauna Baths -
Camping - Cycling Inns - Love Hotels - Pensions - Long Term Housing
FOOD AND DRINK Helpful. Hints - Noodle Slurping - Where to Eat -
Japanese Eateries - Chain Restaurants - Sushi ya - Street Vendors -
What To Eat - Standards and Cliches - Tea and Soft drinks - Dining
Japanese Style - Alcoholic Beverages - Sake - Tobacco - Drugs -
Sample Food List and Ingredients HEALTH Health Care - Self Help -
Tips - Alternative Health Care - Chinese Medicine - Common Drugs and
Potions - Food and Drink FACTS FIGURES AND PRACTICALITIES Information
Services - JNTO - TIC - Money and Finances - Currency Exchange -
Traveler's Checks - Foreign Exchange Banks - Japanese Money - Credit
Cards - Communications - Print Media - Special Publications -
Bookstores - Telephone - Directories - International Calls -
Telegrams - Post Office - Postal Rates - Receiving Mail -
Electricity, Weights and Measures - Time Zones - Distance, Weight and
Temperature Conversion Charts - Toilets - Shopping Hints - Bargains -
Customs - Tax Free Shops - Discount Stores - Shopping Arcades -
Cameras and Film - Electronic Gizmos - Watches and Calculators -
Housing - Babysitters - Lost and Found - For the Businessperson -
Major Diplomatic Delegations - Etiquette and Conduct - Japanese Bath
(ofuro] - Tatami matting - General Do's and Don'ts - Theft TRAVEL
TOKYO Getting There - Narita and Haneda Airports - Getting Around -
Tokyo Information - Main Areas - Marunouchi - Yurakucho - Ginza -
Shinjuku Yotsuya - Ikebukero - Harajuku - Shibuya - Roppongi -
Akasaka - Ueno - Asakusa - Akihabara - Festivals and Events -
Accomfffodations - Food - Shopping - Cultural and Aesthetic Events -
Guides and Interpreters - For the Businessperson KANTO DISTRICT
Keynote - Introduction - Getting There - Tokyo Vicinity - Narita City
- Kawasaki - Yokohama - Kamakura - Miura-Hanto Peninsula Nikko -
Chuzenji - Mashiko
FUJI-HAKONE-IZU
Introduction - Hakone Area - Mt. Fuji - Fuji Five Lakes - Izu
Peninsula - Seven Isles of Izu - Ogasawara Islands TOHOKU DISTRICT
Introduction - Traveling in Tohoku - Fukushima Prefecture - Ura
Bandai - Miyagi Prefecture - Sendai - Matsushima - Oku Matsushima
Iwate Prefecture - Miyako - Morioka - Hachimantai - Aomori Prefecture
- Aomori City - Lake Towada - Hirosaki - Akita Prefecture - Yamagata
Prefecture CHUBU DISTRICT Introduction - Tokai Region - Nagoya -
Inuyama - Meiji Mura - The Central Highlands - Gifu - Takayama -
Matsumoto - Kamikochi - Nagano - Karuizawa - Hokuriku Region -
Niigata - Sado Island - Toyama - Kanazawa - Noto Peninsula KINKI
DISTRICT Introduction - Kyoto - Lake Biwa - Uji - Hozu Rapids -
Amanohashidate - Nara - Horyuji - Osaka - Kobe - Arima - Himeji - Kii
Peninsula - Yoshino - Mt. Koya - Wakayama - Wakanoura - Ise - Grand
Shrines - Toba - Futami CHUGOKU DISTRICT Introduction - San Yo Region
- Okayama - Bizen - Kasaoka - Kurashiki - Hiroshima Prefecture -
Hiroshima - Miyajima (Itsukushima) - Yamaguchi Prefecture - Yamaguchi
City - Ogori - Tsuwano - Shimonoseki - Kampu Ferry to Korea - Hagi -
San In Region - Matsue - Izumo - Yonago - Mt. Daisen - Oki Islands
THE INLAND SEA Introduction - Getting There - The Sea - Climate -
Places of interest KYUSHU Introduction - Fukuoka Prefecture - Kita
Kyushu - Fukuoka - Saga Prefecture - Karatsu - Iki and Tsushima
Islands - Saga - Imari - Arita - Nagasaki Prefecture - Nagasaki -
Unzen Amakusa National Park - Unzen - Oita Prefecture - Beppu - Oita
- Seki Butsu - Miyazaki Prefecture - Headinc, South - Miyazaki -
Nichinan Coast National Park - Cape Toi - Kumamoto Prefecture -
Kumamoto - Mt. Aso - Kagoshima Prefecture - Kagoshima - Sakurajima -
Osumi Peninsula - Southern Islands - Kirishima Yaku National Park -
Ebino - Mt. Takachiho SHIKOKU Introduction - Kagawa Prefecture -
Takamatsu - Megashima Island - Tadotsu - Zentsuji - Kotohira - Ehime
Prefecture - Matsuyama - Dogo Onsen Fukuoka's Farm - Uwajima Bay -
Uwajima - Yoshida - The South Coast - Sukumo - Kochi - Nakamura -
Katsurahama - Muroto Peninsula - Tokushima Prefecture - Tokushima -
Naruto - Anabuki - Mt. Tsurugi HOKKAIDO Introduction - South of
Sapporo - Hakodate - Onuma - Shikotsu Toya National Park - Lake Toya
- Noboribetsu - Shiraoi - Lake Shikotsu Sapporo - Daisetsuzan
National Park - Nukabira - Mitsumata - Sounkyo Gorge Heading East -
Akan National Park - Hombetsu - Kushiro - Akan Kibbutz - Lake Mashu -
Lake Kucharo - Lake Akan - Abashiri - Shiretoko Peninsula - Along the
Sea of Okhotsk - Mombetsu - North to Wakkanai - Wakkanai - Rebun and
Rishiri Islands OKINAWA DISTRICT Introduction - Naha - Shuri -
Okinawa Island - Nanbu - Itoman - Gyakusendo Caves - Heading North on
Okinawa Island - Okinawa City (Koza) -- Kadena AFB - Moon Beach -
Along the West Coast - Nago - Hedo Point - Motobu Peninsula - le Jima
- The Southwest Islands - Miyako - Ishigaki - Iriomote APPENDIX The
Japanese Language - Tips - Pronunciation Key- Basic Grammar - Numbers
- Useful Phrases - Getting Acquainted - Politeness - Question Words -
Telling Time - Months - Weeks - Days - Seasons - Directions -
Transportation - Helpful Transport Phrases - Trekking - Hitchhiking -
Accommodations - Youth Hostels - Post Office - Restaurants and Food -
Shopping - Emergency - Basic Vocabulary Written
Language Hiragana - Katakana
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