Japan

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Introduction ...9 Facts about the company ...11 History ...11 Geography ...19 Climate ...19 Government ...21 Economy ...21 Population ...23 People ...25 Climate and the arts ...30 Sport ...41 Religion ...45 Holidays and festivals ...55 Language ...56 Facts for the visitor ...62 Visas ...62 Working in japan ...63 Studying in japan ...65 Customs ...66 Money ...66 When to go ...69 What to bring ...69 Tourist offices ...70 Bussiness hours ...71 Post and telecommunications ...71 Time ...74 Electricity ...74 Books and maps ...74 Midia ...77 Film and photography ...80 Health ...81 Meeting the Japanese ...83 Woman travellers ...86 Dangers and annoyances ...87 Highlights ...89 Accommodation ...92 Food ...104 Drink ...109 Thinga to buy ...112 Getting there and away ...117 Air ...117 Sea ...122 Trans siberian railway ...123 Getting around ...126 Air ...126 Train ...127 Bus ...134 Car ...135 Motorcycle ...140 Bicycle ...141 Hitching ...144 walking ...144 Ferry ...145 Local transport ...146 Tokyo ...148 Central tokyo ...158 Akihabara ...163 Ueno ...163 Asakusa ...167 Shinjuku ...170 Ikebukuro ...173 Harajuku and shibuys ...175 Akasaka ...179 Roppongi ...179 Around tokyo ...211 Izu -hanto peninsula ...211 Ito ...213 Shimoda ...213 Cape Iro - Zaki ...215 Dogashima ...216 Hakone ...217 Odawara ...217 Gora ...217 Mt soun -zan and owakudani ...219 Ashino -ko Lake ...219 Moto Hakone ...219 Mt fuji Area ...221 Mt Fuji ...221 Fuji five lakes ...225 North of tokyo ...227 Kawagoe ...227 Chichibu tama national park ...227 Nikko ...229 Mashiko ...234 East of tokyo ...235 Narita ...235 South west of tokyo ...236 Kawasaki ...236 Yokohama ...237 Kamakura ...239 Enoshima ...246 Miura hanto peninsula ...246 Izu seven islands ...247 O- Shima island ...247 To shima island ...247 Nii jima island ...248 Shikine jima island ...248 Kozu shima island ...248 Miyake jima island ...248 Hachijo jima island ...248 O gasawara islands ...249 Northen honshu ...250 Ibaraki ken ...252 Tsuchiura ...252 Mito ...252 Tochigi ken ...252 Lake ozenuma ...252 Gumma ken ...153 Numata ...253 Fukushima ken ...253 Tajima ...253 aizu wakamastu ...254 Kitakata area ...256 Lake inawashiro-ko ...256 Mt banadai san bandai kogen plateau ...257 Miyagi ken ...258 Sendai ...258 Shiogama ...262 Matushima ...262 Oku -Matsushima ...263 Oshika hanto penineuia ...264 Aykawa ...264 Kinkazan island ...264 Onagawa ...265 Kesennuma ...266 Naruko onsen ...266 Iwate ken ...266 Hizaizumi ...266 Kitakami ...269 Tono ...269 Morioka ...271 Miyako ...273 Aomori ken ...274 Mt osore zan ...274 Aomori ...276 Tsugaru hanto peninsula ...277 Hirosaki ...277 Kanagi ...280 Akita ken ...280 Lake towads ko ...280 Hachimantal ...283 Lake tazawa ko area ...283 Kakunodate ...285 Akita ...287 Ogahanto peninsula ...287 Yamagata ken ...288 Sakata ...288 Tobi -shima island ...288 Tsuruoka ...290 Dewa sanzan ...291 Yamagata ...293 Mt Zao san ...293 Yamadera ...294 Yonezawa ...294 Nillgata ...295 Awa- shima island ...297 DSado ga shima island ...297 Hokkaido ...304 Hakodate ...310 Onuma ....313 Esashi and okushirito island ...313 Niseko ...313 Shakotan peninsula ...314 Otaru ...314 Sapporo ...314 Asahikawa ...319 Wakkanai ...319 Rishiri rebun sarobetsu National park ...320 Rishirito island ...320 Rebunto island ...322 Yagishirito and teurito islands ...324 Daisetasuzan national park ...324 Kamikawa ...324 Asahidake onsen ...325 Sounkyo ...326 Furano ...327 Bihoro ...328 Abashiri ...328 Shiretoko national park ...328 Shari ...329 Utoro ...329 Iwaobetsu ...329 Rausu ...331 Akan national park ...331 Kawayu onsen ...331 Akan kohan ...333 Kushiro ...334 Tomakomai ...335 Shiraoi ...335 Shikotsu toya national park ...335 Lake shikotsu ko ...336 Noboribetsu onsen ...338 Lake toya ko ...339 Muroran ...341 Gentral honshu ...342 Aichi ken .343