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Destination Guides

Kyoto

Osaka

Tokyo

Accommodation

Japan hotels – Search for discount hotels in Japan.

Travel Guides

Japan National Tourism Organization – Official travel site with guides on where to go and latest travel updates.

Blogs

Japanistry – Information about Japan and the Japanese language.

Japan Travel Mate – Photo blog and travel guide.

Blog Posts

Japan, and how I failed to figure it out – Tim Urban from waitbutwhy.com wrote this epic post on his observation on Japan as a visitor.

My first impressions of Japan – whatsdavedoing.com.

Food

About food in Japan – Blog about Japanese food and food culture.

Teach English in Japan

Teaching English in Japan – This interview with an english teacher in Japan with five years experience and the operations manager for a TEFL accreditation company answers questions about working in Japan.

Guide Books

Lonely Planet Japan (Travel Guide)

Books About Japan

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A Novel by David Mitchell.

The year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the Japanese Empire’s single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the West at bay. To this place of devious merchants, deceitful interpreters, and costly courtesans comes Jacob de Zoet, a devout young clerk who has five years in the East to earn a fortune of sufficient size to win the hand of his wealthy fiancée back in Holland.

Photos

Japan Photo Gallery – My photo gallery of Japan.