Originally Posted by
ksandness
]In general, the Rough Guides and Lonely Planet guides work out this way, at least for every country I've used them in:
1. Lonely Planet: Covers every town and hamlet that could possibly have anything of interest. Tells you how to get there. Sketchy on accommodations and food, outdated in some cases, especially on prices.
2. Rough Guide: Doesn't cover as many places but has a more narrative, chatty style. Vague on prices.
If your trip is confined to Tokyo and Kyoto, you may want to get the Rough Guides or the Lonely Planet guides for both cities. They aren't that thick, and they both include information about surrounding cities.
OOOH, Now I'm really confused...
I've realised that I had better get a guide book* for my trip despite it being a rather short affair, but I can't find anything other than the Lonely Planet and Rough Guide, both of which I'm a bit sceptical about..
I'm heading to Osaka for the night,
then Sapporo for 4 nights
and then Tokyo (again just overnight)
I've heard when it comes to Japan, LP is good for the cities whilst Rough Guide is a bit poor but good for the rural areas...How likely do you think it'll be for me to get out of Sapporo and into the countryside (I'm struggling to tell without having first seen the guide books)?
*Ordinarily I'd don't look into the guides I have, but knowing where to find the nearest vegetarian meal or other oddity probably means it's a nessesity on this occasion.
I did see the useful looking Kodansha Japan Bilingual Atlas over in the other thread, but I think it'd be out of date by the time I'd get to look at it.
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