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Japan Flag Japan (Japanese: Nihon, Nippon; Officially Nihon-koku, Nippon-koku) is an island nation located in eastern Asia in the Pacific Ocean, to the East of China, Korea, and Russia. There are four main islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku) that make up most of the territory of the country, but there are thousands of smaller islands incorporated within Japanese territory as well.

Currently Japan has a population of about 127.4 million. However, Japan's population is aging and expected to decline in future - the result of a post-war baby boom followed by a subsequent decline in birth rates.

Japan's population is generally highly urbanized, and the country contains the most populous metropolitan area in the world - the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area. This region has a total population of about 35 million, and includes Tokyo, which is Japan's capital city, as well as many smaller cities. Apart from Tokyo, other important cities in Japan include Aichi, Fukuoka, Kanagawa, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Miyagi, Osaka, and Saitama.

Mount Fuji, Lake Kawaguchi, Japan
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Japan has a successful capitalist economy organised on free market principles. The economy is either the 2nd largest (after the United States of America) or 3rd largest (after the United States of America and the People's Republic of China) depending on how the figures are calculated. Japan's industries include chemicals, electronics, industrial equipment, machine tools, motor vehicles, nonferrous metals processed foods, steel, and transportation equipment.

Sunset, Torii Gate, Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima Island, Honshu, Japan
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Street Scene, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Here are some books about travel to Japan:

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Japan (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
By DK Publishing

DK Travel
Paperback (416 pages)

Japan (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
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The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!

If you are planning a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun, make sure you don't leave home without DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Japan. All aspects of modern Japan, as well as its history, art and ancient traditions are explained through informative text and spectacular photographs and illustrations. Learn about Japanese history and culture, and experience the exotic cuisine and entertainment. Over 800 full-color photographs, street-by-street maps, and aerial 3-D cutaways highlight all of Japan's major attractions. Japan's enormous variety in landscape (from near arctic in the north to sub-tropical in the south) comes to life like no other guide. Whether in Tokyo, Kyoto, Okinawa, Honshu, or Hokkaido this is the ultimate resource for all points of interest.

Michelin Green Guide Japan, 1e (Michelin Travel Guide Japan)
By Michelin

Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Paperback (488 pages)

Michelin Green Guide Japan, 1e (Michelin Travel Guide Japan)
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The Michelin Green Guide is the authority on Japan today and the forces of nature and society that have shaped it. Michelin's local writers have walked, driven, visited, slept, shopped and eaten through every tour, site, hotel, restaurant, boutique, cafe and venue in the guide. Where they have stepped, we won't put a foot wrong. Green Guide Japan is meticulously updated and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, scores of Michelin maps and insider coverage of shopping, nightlife, accommodation and restaurants.
Japan Travel Guide
By Globetrotter

New Holland Publishers (UK) LTD
Paperback (128 pages)

Japan Travel Guide
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Practical, informative and user-friendly, the Globetrotter Travel Guide to Japan highlights the major places of interest, describing their principal attractions and offering sound suggestions on where to tour, stay, eat, shop and relax. This guide is ideal for the first-time visitor. It is concise and informative and contains over 35 full color area maps, town plans and locator maps and over 80 full color photographs. (5 x 7, 128 pages, maps, color photos)
Japan: A Budget Travel Guide
By Ian L. McQueen

Kodansha International (JPN)
Paperback (656 pages)

Japan: A Budget Travel Guide
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A guide to getting there and enjoying it more - with minimum hassle and expense. This updated version of the guide to Japan includes maps, travel schedules and fares.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Japan
By John Benson

DK Travel
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Essential Japan (Essential Travel Guide)
By David Scott

Passport Books
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Nagel's Japan Travel Guide
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Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide: Japan '94-'95 (Frommer's Complete Guides)
By Beth Reiber

Frommer
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This guide shows travelers how to get the best value for their travel dollar in accommodations, shopping, and transportation. Frommer's includes extensive coverage of Tokyo and its Imperial Palace, chic department stores, and frentic nightlife, as well as the areas beyond Tokyo's bustling city limits--from Mount Fuji to feudal castles to Buddhist temples. Maps.
Hildebrand's Travel Guide: Japan
By Norbert Hormuth

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