Japanese for Travelers Phrasebook & Dictionary (9784805318621)

If you are traveling to Japan—this is the book to take along!

Packed with practical expressions and information for every travel situation, Japanese for Travelers Phrasebook & Dictionary helps you to get around and communicate effectively during your time in Japan.

This book includes hundreds of tips and phrases for the following situations:

• Asking directions
• Shopping and asking about prices
• Ordering food and drinks
• Getting connected to the Internet
• Taking a subway, bus or taxi
• Asking for help
• Daily conversations

Helpful illustrations demystify Japan's complicated rail and subway system and provide handy information on accomodations, dining options, and ferry and air travel.

Find tips on everything from:

• Where to get a cheap and comfortable night's sleep
• Whom not to stand behind at immigration and customs
• How to always stay connected in Japan
• What to pack for your Japan trip
• And how to say you do not eat fugu pufferfish!

A handy Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary puts over 5,000 words at your fingertips!


About the Author:
Scott Rutherford is an experienced travel writer and editor with several books on Pacific locations to his credit.

William M. Matsuzaki has been a Japanese teacher for the last 15 years. He received his BA in Japanese from Carlton College, an MSEd in Technology Education, and a doctorate in education from Johns Hopkins. He is the author of several Tuttle titles including Let's Learn Japanese and Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Language Practice Pad.