‘Must-See Japan’ - a guidebook for visitors

"Must-See Japan," a guidebook for Kindle packed with all the best and most concise information for visitors to the country. If you’re coming to Japan for only a week or two it can be hard to decide on where exactly to go, how to get around and what to see and do.

As the culmination of nearly a decade’s worth of experience travelling around every corner of the country by author Tom Fay, "Must-See Japan" will tell you exactly where to visit, what you simply must see when you’re there, along with a whole load of insider tips and sage-like advice for making the most of your stay.

Excerpt from the Tokyo chapter

"Shinjuku is one of the 23 city wards in Tokyo, and as well as being an administrative and commercial centre for the city, it is also a hub for entertainment and shopping, and is also home to the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku station). As well as having plenty of points of interest in its own right, its central location and abundance of hotel options makes it a good place to stay whilst in Tokyo.

If you can escape the throngs of people and slightly disorientating layout of Shinjuku station, a quick 10 minute stroll to the west will lead you to the Shinjuku skyscraper district. It is home to some of Tokyo’s tallest buildings and most famous hotels (including the Park Hyatt from Lost In Translation), but the main recommendation here would be the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, whose 243 metre high twin towers each have free observatories on the 45th floors (the southern tower is said to have slightly more interesting views). Check here for opening hours.

Just a five minute walk northeast of Shinjuku station is Kabukicho, one of Tokyo’s largest and unashamedly seedy entertainment districts. There are countless restaurants, bars, love hotels and shifty looking touts on street corners just looking to exploit naive visitors. Although Japan is an extremely safe country, this is one of the few areas where you should use just a bit of common sense, and it is best to just ignore the touts. One of the main attractions in Kabukicho is the Golden Gai, a district full of narrow, claustrophobic streets which come alive at night, the many tiny bars and hole-in-the-wall eateries only having room for a handful of customers. If Japanese is not your forte be on the look out for places with English signs and menus out front."

Available now for kindle, smartphones and tablets for $5.03 at:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FNRR95I

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FNRR95I

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Tom Fay is a British author and freelance writer who has been living in Japan for almost a decade. He has written extensively about the outdoors and travel in Japan, both online and in print, for The Guardian, ForbesTravel Guide, Japan Today and many other media outlets. He has a keen interest in landscape photography, and is the main author of the forthcoming guidebook "Walking and Trekking in the Japan Alps" to be published by Cicerone Press.

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