My Trip Planing Resources, 2012

Books:

   The Rough Guide To Japan - Rough Guides

   Wrong About Japan - Peter Carey

   Little Adventures in Tokyo: 39 Thrills for the Urban Explorer - Rick Kennedy

   Hiking in Japan - Lonely Planet

   For Fukui's Sake: Two Years in rural Japan - Sam Baldwin
    

General:

Japan National Tourist Office: http://www.jnto.go.jp/

Japan Guide http://www.japan-guide.com/ (great maps of transport links)

News http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

Yakushima:

Yakushima: Visitor's Guide http://www.yakumonkey.com/ 

Yakushima  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakushima

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine (白谷雲水峡, Shiratani Unsuikyō) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4654.html

Jerry’s Guest House & campground http://www.eu-guesthouse-in-yakushima.net/


Air Discounts:

Internal flights discounted to arriving foreigners http://www.jal.co.jp/yokosojapan/online/ar/  

Walking/Hiking:

Hiking In Japan http://japanhike.wordpress.com and the book 'Hiking In Japan' - Lonely Plant

Kumano Kodo http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/kumano-kodo/

Kirishima http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/kirishima.html#kiri

Outdoor Japan http://outdoorjapan.com/ 

Japanese Wildlife http://www.japannatureguides.com/ 

Volunteer Guides:

Nara http://narashikanko.jp/sgg/services.html

Kyoto

Train Travel:

Descriptive Blog http://www.seat61.com/Japan.htm#.UDjQ-cFlTnk


Train Schedules http://www.hyperdia.com/ (so useful in planning the details)


Kansai area rail apss http://www.jr-odekake.net/en/jwrp/kansai.html

Japanese Ferries:

Map of most ferry routes http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2355.html

Japanese ferries http://www.ease.com/~randyj/rjjapanf.htm 

Mt Fuji from the Shinkansen