Japan has made Lonely Planet’s list of the Top Ten Countries to visit in 2011.  Check out this excerpt!

Japan has an ill-deserved reputation as an expensive destination where the English language is in short supply. But US$100 cuts of Kobe beef and the occasional Lost in Translation moment aside, Japan is surprisingly affordable and user-friendly. Before you go, please contact Kintetsu for all your travel needs to Japan and to purchase a Japan Rail Pass, which grants you unlimited access to the country's sophisticated transport network. While Tokyo was ultimately unsuccessful in its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the campaign resulted in increased English signage across the country. So, if Japan has been on your travel wish list for a while, make this the year that you finally see the birthplace of sushi, sake and sumo.

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