Long before she could read, Beth Reiber spent hours pouring over her grandparents' latest National Geographic magazines. After living four years in Germany as a university student and then as a freelance travel writer selling to major U.S. newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, followed by a stint in Tokyo as editor of the Far East Traveler, she authored several Frommer’s guides, including Frommer's Japan and Frommer's Tokyo. She also contributes to Frommer's China and Frommer's USA, and writes a blog for the Japan National Tourist Organization’s website at www.japantravelinfo.com. When not on the road, she resides in Lawrence, Kansas, with her two sons, a dog, and a cat in an 1890 Victorian home.
