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Richly illustrated with hundreds of color photos, Japan Traveler's Companion delves beyond the gaze of traditional guidebooks to uncover the country's rich culinary traditions, pop culture, Samurai heritage, and much more - bringing Japan to life and highlighting the most interesting places to visit in every region of the country. Author Rob Goss is an award-winning travel writer who has lived in Japan for years. He introduces readers to his favorite places to visit in Japan in an engaging way and provides detailed itineraries for each region of the country. A map of the region shows the location of major sights, all of which are described and shown in the chapter Covers the 86 most important sights in Japan including 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Introductory chapters on Japanese cuisine, popular culture and Samurai historyIn this illustrated Japan travel guide, the traits and traditions defining major destinations like Tokyo, Kyoto and the booming winter resort of Niseko are described, along with other lesser-known parts of Japan that few visitors get to experience.
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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