Japan’s Best: Travel Guide

JAPAN’S BEST is the ideal travel guide to this extraordinary country. Written by a travel writer and real Japan-nut it explores key DESTINATIONS; suggests ITINERARIES; details dozens of SIGHTS and ACTIVITIES. All content (200+ points-of-interest/330+ pics) is original. and independent; no recommendations are ads!

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*** This app is ad- and subscription-free and all content works OFFLINE. The single, one-off purchase also includes free updates in the future. Published by TouchScreenTravels.com: independent digital travel guides. Our touch, your travels. ***
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JAPAN’S BEST starts with essential TRIP-PLANNING information and an overview of key REGIONS and DESTINATIONS to provide perfect orientation.

A hand-crafted ITINERARIES section then offers a couple of key country-wide tours as well as a selection of in-depth regional tours that go off-the-beaten-track. Also here are two single-day itineraries that explore Tokyo and Koyoto.

The app’s next section, INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES, gives you the heads-up on various topics, so if you’re keen to explore the country’s GARDENS; planning some HIKING; or want to know all about TRADITIONAL ARTS & CRAFTS, then you might just dive straight into the app here.

Other categories include ART & DESIGN; BEACHES & SURFING; HISTORY, CASTLES & MUSEUMS; KIDS & FAMILIES; MANGA & ANIME; HOT SPRINGS; SKIING; SPECTATOR SPORTS; THEATRE.

Finally, the app provides useful general advice on RESTAURANTS & JAPANESE FOOD; DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE; ENTERTAINMENT & SHOPPING to make sure your bags are bulging when you leave!

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APP FEATURE: TRIP ESSENTIALS
Key before-you-go information, including:
• Accommodation
• Money & Costs
• Language, Info & Media
• Seasons, Festivals & Events
• Transport

APP FEATURE: DESTINATIONS
The lowdown on all key parts of the country:
• Chūbu 中部
• Chūgoku 中国
• Hokkaidō 北海道
• Kansai 関西
• Kantō 関東地方/ Around Tōkyō
• Kyōto 京都
• Kyūshū 九州
• Okinawa 沖縄
• Shikoku 四国
• Tōkyō 東京
• Tōhoku 東北

APP FEATURE: ITINERARIES & TOURS
Organise your time:
• Hokkaidō In-18-Days
• Japan In-10-Days
• Japan In-A-Month
• Kyōto In-A-Day
• The North Alps In-12-Days
• Okinawa In-11-Days
• Shikoku In-10-Days
• Tōkyō In-A-Day

APP FEATURE: INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
Backgrounders and practical advice on:
• Art & Design
• Beaches & Surfing
• Gardens
• Hiking
• History, Castles & Museums
• Kids & Families
• Manga & Anime
• National & Regional Parks
• Onsen (Hot Springs)
• Skiing & Snowboarding
• Spectator Sports
• Shrines & Temples
• Traditional Arts & Crafts
• Traditional Theatre

APP FEATURE: EAT, DRINK, SHOP & MORE
Listings and insider tips:
• Eating & Restaurants
• Entertainment
• Drinking & Nightlife
• Shopping

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APP FEATURES: TECHNICAL
• One-click website LINKS.
• One-click PHONE CALLS (on phones).
• NAVIGATE quickly using the app's global search; its internal hyperlinks, and its many images.
• LOCATION info (using your device's GPS).
• Detailed MAPS and the ability to ADD YOUR OWN markers.
• Save and share FAVOURITES.
• Easily CONTACT the author.

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CREDITS
• AUTHOR: Craig McLachlan has seen more of Japan than just about anyone! He’s walked the 3200km length of the country; summited all 21 of its 3000m peaks; and hiked the 1400km route around the 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku. He’s written several books about all this as well as apps on New Zealand and the Cook Islands for TouchScreenTravels. Craig also loves to sit in the sauna at his local sentō (bath-house) in Osaka watching the sumō on TV with neighbourhood buddies... The best bouts are on between 5 and 6pm!
• ICON: Alain Pham@unsplash

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Replaced selected images; fixed broken URLs. Upgraded mapping, with map locations viewable within every entry. Updated info on climbing Mt Fuiji in light of new restrictions.