Japan: A Budget Travel Guide

By Ian L. McQueen

Kodansha Intl This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770020473
• ISBN13: 9784770020475
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Kodansha International
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

best travel guide to Japan

Ian McQueen's book is by far the best travel guide to Japan, even if you're not on a budget. He describes both the well known places and the out-of-the-way ones. He doesn't make up your mind for you, but leaves it up to the reader whether what's being described is a place the reader would like to go.What amazed me most, of all the advice, was when he said that a certain beach in Hokkaido had washed-up fishing floats (those beautiful big glass balls) on it that people could take home (free) as souvenirs. I went there, and he was right!When I first came to Japan, I tried various guidebooks. This one was the best for me. Now that I've lived here 18 years, I still refer to it occasionally before a trip, and I always recommend it to new visitors.