Indispensable for both business and pleasure travellers, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this completely up-to-date guide our experts who live in Japan give you the inside track, showing you all the things to see and do -- from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Fodor's Japan shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges -- from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. Completely updated and expanded, this is an all-new guide to the best places to visit in Japan and explore its rich cultural heritage. To help travellers plan a trip round Japan, there is a chart that shows the distances between many of the cities and the time needed to travel between them on the fastest available trains. It also includes the insider's scoop on shopping and local crafts, and there is an expanded section on traditional restaurants, sushi-ya and teahouses, and a new section on Japan's fast-changing nightlife scene. A handy vocabulary section of useful words and phrases is designed to help with language problems.