{"product_id":"2940015936964","title":"JAPAN A New Way to Get the Most Out of a Japan Experience!","description":"A Different Way of Viewing and Doing Japan!\u003cbr\u003eMost people who visit Japan as tourists are kept on a pre-set course that takes them to and by a variety of attractions, limiting their experiences to a small sampling of the diversity and richness that make up the essence of life in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e     The depth and breadth of the whole Japan experience is, in fact, incredible and cannot be packaged into several days or even several weeks.\u003cbr\u003e     However, even visitors who are bound by time constraints and well-beaten tours can enliven and enrich their experiences by participating in at least a few unique customs and practices. \u003cbr\u003e     This ranges from visiting areas in Tokyo and elsewhere that have retained the look and flavor of Japan’s feudal shogunate era, to spending time in one or more of the remaining castles that were the homes and fortresses of fief clan lords from the 1600s to 1870.\u003cbr\u003e     This book gets down to the nitty-gritty on the frame of mind you need to have for a rewarding visit—or stay—in Japan; on what you should know before you get there; on the effect seasons will have on your visit; on the background of Japan’s cultural attractions; and on off-beat things that regular tourist itineraries do not cover.\u003cbr\u003e      These insights and information add a special dimension to the Japan experience even if it is just for a few days. The book also includes selected Japanese language vocabulary and common everyday expressions that will add a fourth dimension to your visit. \u003cbr\u003e     All of these words and expressions are rendered in Romanized letters and in English phonetics that duplicate their Japanese pronunciation, meaning that when you speak or read the phonetics out loud the sounds come out “in Japanese!”   Here are some examples: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood Morning\u003cbr\u003eOhayo-gozaimasu [Oh-hah-yoe-go-zie-mahss]\u003cbr\u003eUsed from early morning until about 10am when you are meeting an individual for the first time that morning.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHello \/ good day, good afternoon\u003cbr\u003eKonnichi wa [Kone-nee-chee wah] \u003cbr\u003eUsed from about 10am until dusk or just before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGood Evening\u003cbr\u003eKomban wa\u003cbr\u003e[Kome-bahn wah]\u003cbr\u003eUsed from the onset of dusk until midnight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is your name?\u003cbr\u003eOnamae wa nan desu ka?\u003cbr\u003e[Oh-nah-my wah nahn dess kah?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow are you?\u003cbr\u003eIkaga desu ka?\u003cbr\u003e[Ee-kah-gah dess kah?]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m fine\u003cbr\u003eGenki desu\u003cbr\u003e[Gane-kee dess]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing able to say a number of key things in Japanese will totally change the flavor of your visit. You can easily memorize the simpler greetings and expressions in advance.","brand":"Phoenix Books \/ Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101072572656,"sku":"2940015936964","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015936964_p0.jpg?v=1763626834","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015936964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}