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Japan Reference Materials Section
These first several recommendations are general guides to Japan. Below you will find some recommended reading on Japanese culture as well as some books with practical advice. Immediately following the Lonely Planet section, find the link to our Japan Travel Section.
The Lonely Planet Guide to Japan is still THE reference book for teachers currently living in Japan. This is a great up-to-date source of information for newcomers and veterans alike. This writer would not come to Japan without it!
Lonely Planet Japan (7th Ed)
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Published 2000
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While the title above is a must purchase, the rest of the Lonely Planet Guides are also worthwhile reference sources.
Lonely Planet Kyoto (1st Ed)
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Mason Florence / Paperback / Published 1999
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Lonely Planet Lost Japan (Serial)
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Alex Kerr / Paperback / Published 1996
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Lonely Planet Tokyo (3rd Ed)
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Chris Rowthorn / Paperback / Published 1998
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Lonely Planet Tokyo (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)
Chris Taylor / Paperback / Published 1995
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Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan
Published January 2001
Price: $16.99
In order to keep your sanity while living in the megalopolis of Tokyo or Osaka, you may find that you need to escape to the mountains. The Lonely Planet Guide offers some great off the beaten path hikes.
Lonely Planet World Food: Japan
Published Feb. 2002
Price: $ 11.19
Please see our Travel Section for other Guidebooks and Recommendations.
Japanese Culture and Practical Resources for Living in Japan
Learning to Bow
Learning to Bow : Inside the Heart of Japan
by Bruce S. Feiler
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Paperback - 321 pages Reprint edition (September 1992)
This is a great, easy read for anyone considering coming to work as a teacher in Japan. Feiler adeptly describes many of the cultural surprises which seem to lurk around every corner for the Westerner new to Japan. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for both its insight into the clash between Japanese and Western culture and for great entertainment value!
Though not techincally a Japan reference book, most of the foreigners we know living in Japan HIGHLY recommend our book of the season:
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur S. Golden
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Paperback - 434 pages (January 19, 1999)
Japan, an A-Z : a guide to living and working in Japan
Catherine DeVrye
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Behind the Japanese Bow; An In-Depth Guide to Understanding and Predicting Japanese Behavior
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Boye Lafayette de Mente / Paperback / Published 1993
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Cartels of the Mind : Japan's Intellectual Closed Shop
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Ivan P. Hall / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Cartels of the Mind will be of particular interest to anyone considering either working in or attending an institution of higher education in Japan.
Japan from A to Z : Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained
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James M. Vardaman, et al / Paperback / Published 1996
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Japan Health Handbook
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Louise Picon Shimizu, et al / Paperback / Published 1998
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The Simple Guide to Japan Customs & Etiquette (3rd Ed)
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Helmut Morsbach / Paperback / Published 1998
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Tokyo Metropolitan Area Rail & Road Atlas/English/Japanese
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Tetsuo Kuramochi(Editor) / Paperback / Published 1993
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A reputable Japanese publishing house and most likely cheaper than you could buy a good bilingual Atlas in Japan.
Tokyo Museums : A Complete Guide
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Thomas Flannigan, et al / Paperback / Published 1993
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The Musuems in and around Tokyo are certainly some of the most interesting and cheapest entertainment to be found for one who wants to explore traditional Japanese culture.
Tokyo; A Bilingual Map = (Tokyo Nikakokugo Mappu)
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Paperback / Published 1990
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The Great Festivals of Japan : Spectacle and Spirit
Hiroyuki Ozawa, John Bester (Translator) / Paperback / Published 2000
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It MUST be up-to-date: Hot off the presses, so check it out and tell us what you think: tmf_mjf@hotmail.com
Tokyo City Atlas : A Bilingual Guide
Kodansha International(Editor) / Paperback / Published 1999
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This will be completed in September 1999, so order today and your NEW Tokyo City Atlas, produced by one of the most respected publishers in Japan, will be on its way soon!
Visit our NEW Japanese Language Section today! We've added recommendations for the highly successful Japanese for Busy People Series to our site. These Japanese language texts have helped MANY foreign teachers now living in Japan along the difficult road to some sort of proficiency in both spoken and written Japanese. In our effort to add new resources, we've recently compiled a list of recommended Japanese-English Dictionaries for students of the Japanese language at all levels. Check out the new Japanese-English Dictionaries Section today.
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