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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Now I want to track down the older version. I do want to find a realistic book that does give an idea of what life actually is like here... I`d like to have something to direct people to.
I feel a little better now knowing that we weren`t talking about the same book. Phew.
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When I went to Japan I brought the Japan Hand Book, published by Moon Publications, a travel guide company. the book was originally published in 1983, but the writer continually visited Japan and upgraded it. I lost my copy and it's out of print. I'm considering getting another used copy anyway.
I've never seen a travel guide like it. this book had every little place to see even way out in the boondocks. Places I visited that arent on the web or in any book. I could plan a day trip or a whol vacation anywhere in Japan from that book. It even had the train times and times of buses and what color bus to take to each place. i'm sure that stuff is out of date now. But, the geography hasn't changed.
It was also full of cultural and historical lessons that were really deep.
If anyone were to go to japan, i would say go to Alibris.com and get a used copy.
It was thick as a brick, but lately I bought the best Japan guide I could think of and it had almost nothing in Kansai other than Kyoto and Osaka. the Japasn Hand Book had even tiny things to see in countryside mura.