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Kaj
Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:02 pm

Re: Good books
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One I'd like to add to the list:

The Rough Guide to Japan
by Simon Richmond & Jan Dodd

http://www.roughguides.com/images/product/japan%20big.jpgNEW EDITION : March 2008

The Rough Guide to Japan is a book similar to the Lonely Planet Japan, but different, as it offers more up-to-date info on things to see and do and in a style that makes it apealing to both starting and experienced travelers.
I've had the opportunity to compare the latest editions of LPJ and RGJ to their preceding issues, and where Lonely Planet apparently doesn't bother to update some of the information, Rough Guide does, and offers a neatly written book for every English speaker on the planet, where Lonely Planet primarily aims at American travelers and their habits.
It's as thick as the LPJ, slightly heavier and has over 200 pages more. The paper is thinner than the paper used for the LPJ, but it already survived one trip, so I'd like to think it's as sturdy as the LPJ, which survived some snow and rain in an open backpack during Winter Comiket 2004.