 | Japan (Country Guide) by Chris Rowthorn
Buy new: $19.13 / Used from: $17.12 Best travel guides out there.
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 | Culture Shock! Japan (Culture Shock! Guides) by P. Sean Bramble
Buy new: $10.85 Very helpful, especially for etiquette and holidays.
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 | Fodor's Exploring Japan, 6th Edition (Exploring Guides) by Fodor's
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $13.77 Lovely pictures and helpful anecdotes and asides not always included in travel guides.
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 | A Traveller's History of Japan by Richard Tames
Buy new: $11.96 / Used from: $5.74 Get a little background! This isn't too long, pretty easy to read, and refers to many currently famous places to visit.
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 | Lost Japan by Alex Kerr
Buy new: $8.76 / Used from: $2.59 Wondering why nobody's wearing kimono and there's concrete on every mountainside? Check this out.
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 | Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary by Seigo Nakao
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $4.87 I carry this with me everywhere - there are words it doesn't have, but the kanji is helpful.
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 | Japanese: Lonely Planet Phrasebook by Yoshi Abe
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.97 Just the basics, good to have around.
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 | A Guide to Writing Kanji & Kana Book 1: A Self-Study Workbook for Learning Japanese Characters (Tuttle Language Library) by Wolfgang Hadamitzky
Buy new: $21.86 / Used from: $7.70 Good to learn and practice.
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 | Death Note, Volume 1 by Tsugumi Ohba
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.00 Get a clue what people around here are talking about! You must read at least one manga while in/before you come to Japan.
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