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Insight Guide Japan offers a uniquely comprehensive travel advice for what to do and where to go in one of Asia’s most fascinating destinations. Engaging and inspirational History and Culture chapters explain the country’s intriguing and proud past, and the factors influencing its future; from ancient Shinto temples and Samurai legend, to the impact of Western influences and the tsunami of 2011. The burgeoning arts and crafts scene, architectural treasures and local cuisine are fully explored so that visitors can gain a sense of how Japan’s distinctive character and culture have been shaped. The Places chapters cover the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in detail, including the pulsating cities of Tokyo and Kyoto, and suggest excursions to the smaller surrounding islands to help with planning a trip.
About the Author
Rob Goss is a British writer based in Tokyo, focusing on books and features on Japan, travel writing, and creative writing that ranges from short fiction to short-form poetry.
To date, he is the author of six books on Japan, including the NATJA Gold Award-winning Travel Pack Japan (2013) , NATJA Silver Award-winning Tokyo: Capital of Cool (2015) , and The Japanese Inn (2017) . Rob has also contributed to and/or updated a dozen or so guidebooks for Rough Guides, Fodor's, Insight Guides, Dorling Kindersley and National Geographic, in the process having traveled to almost every nook and cranny of Japan, from sub-tropical Okinawa in the south to rugged Hokkaido in the north.
Besides books, he has written for nearly 100 magazines and online publications around the world, from National Geographic Traveler magazine and TIME to the in-flight magazines of Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM, Korean Air, Jetstar, Virgin Australia, and US Airways, as well as publications for the Economist, Toyota, Lexus, Omega, and others.
Rob lives in Tokyo, but you will often find him elsewhere: exploring the backstreets of Kyoto, searching for new parts of rural Japan to get lost in, or swapping the summer heat of Tokyo for the summer drizzle of Dartmoor National Park, where he grew up.
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