A color-illustrated tour of Japan that shows bits of the country's family life, schools, sports and leisure, culture, festivals and religion, food and shopping, landscape and climate, plants and animals, cities and landmarks, industry and agriculture, transportation, and history and government. Also includes instructions for two projects, a fact file, and a glossary.

Originally published: South Yarra [Vic.] : Macmillan Library, 2000, in series: Macmillan countries. Includes index.