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Lonely Planet Love Japan: Get to the Heart of Japanese Culture, Customs & Traditions 70 Topics to Explore & 25 Interviews Stunning Photos, Maps & How

by Lonely Planet

A many-sided guide to Japanese culture

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A many-sided guide to Japanese culture

Across more than 70 topics, Love Japan surveys customs and everyday life alongside craft, nature, food, and community. Its coverage ranges from Shinto shrines and spiritual pilgrimages to noodles, onsens, bonsai, karate, and sushi, bringing traditional practices and contemporary culture into the same frame. Twenty-five interviews with Japanese experts provide firsthand perspectives, while photographs, maps, illustrations, and how-to guides add visual and practical reference points. The breadth makes this a cultural companion as well as a travel-oriented overview, organized around varied aspects of life in Japan rather than a single itinerary.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • First-time visitors seeking cultural context for a trip to Japan
  • Frequent travelers interested in Japan beyond destination checklists
  • Armchair travelers curious about Japanese customs, food, craft, and community

Themes

Japanese customs and traditionsEveryday life and communityFood and drinkArt, craft, and designNature and landscape

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Book overview

Meet the real Japan and fall in love with its culture, customs, traditions and people in this illuminative exploration of one of the most extraordinary countries on the planet.

Japan is a country full of surprising contrasts from its sacred Shinto shrines to its effervescent pop culture. Get to the heart of beloved rituals from slurping oodles of noodles, to slipping into steaming onsens, and embarking on spiritual pilgrimages. With over 70 fascinating topics that cover lifestyle, craft, nature, food and more, discover the wonders of this unforgettable country through local Japanese voices who know its corners intimately.

Inside Love Japan:

  • The ultimate deep-dive into special and unique aspects of life in Japan with stunning photos, maps and how-to guides
  • Over 70 topics that explore culture and tradition; lifestyle and community; art, craft and design; nature and landscape; food and drink
  • Includes 25 interviews with Japanese experts offering firsthand insights into bonsai, karate, sushi and more
  • Features beautiful illustrations by Japanese artist QI Ren
  • Written by Lonely Planet's team of on-the-ground writers in Japan: Yoko Kawaguchi, Manami Okazaki, Rie Miyoshi, Yuko Tamura, Kylie Clark, Florentyna Leow, Rob Goss, Craig McLachlan


The perfect book for first-time visitors, frequent adventurers, armchair travellers, and anyone curious about this mesmerising country: there's no place on earth quite like Japan.
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