Design Travel 1 Hokkaido Author:Various This fascinating series forms a modern hybrid guide for the design and culture conscious traveller visiting Japan. Each volume, compact and fully bilingual gives an insiders' entry to Japan 's contemporary design scene generally (as well as eating and lodging tips) but then with an emphasis on a particular city and adjoining region. While cont... more »aining requisite local maps, location and contact info, opening times etc for each entry, the series is broadly idiosyncratic rather than the typical template design meets tourism in other words.« less