Purely into the country and purely into the language - small but fine is the Lonely Planet travel phrasebook "Japanese." With a cool design and handy format, it's the ideal travel companion for on-the-go with basics, key words, and core sentences for everyday life, as well as "Frequently heard" boxes and phrases. Each word has its corresponding phonetic transcription, and sprinkled cultural tips inform about social peculiarities. An absolute must for every traveler - so you are never left speechless on your journey.