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The Rough Guide to Japan

The Rough Guide to Japan more books like this

by Simon Richmond, Jan Dodd, Sophie Branscombe

The "Rough Guide to Japan" provides invaluable advice on everything from getting there (including overland routes) to tracking down the latest and best places to sleep, eat, drink and shop. There is comprehensive coverage of all the major sights - and many off the beaten track - from the northern tip of Hokkaido down to the islands of Okinawa, ...

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Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan

Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan more books like this

by Bruce Feiler

Since its publication, Learning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest, liveliest, and most insightful books about the clash of cultures between America and Japan. Now in paperback, this hilarious and revealing book demystifiesde the world's most heralded school system. Map.

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Japan

Japan more books like this

by John Benson

All aspects of modern Japan as well as its history, art and ancient traditions are explained in this book, which also gives coverage to Japan's enormous variety in landscape, from near arctic in the north to sub-tropical in the south.

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Sources of Japanese Tradition

Sources of Japanese Tradition more books like this

by William Theodore de Bary (Editor)

Volume 1 addresses the development, through the eighteenth century, of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

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The chrysanthemum and the sword; patterns of Japanese culture

The chrysanthemum and the sword; patterns of Japanese culture more books like this

by Ruth Benedict

A recognized classic of cultural anthropology, this book explores the political, religious, and economic life of Japan from the seventh century through the mid-twentieth, as well as personal family life.

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Frommer's Japan

Frommer's Japan more books like this

by Beth Reiber

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go - they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series ...

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Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa

Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa more books like this

by Karin Muller

Looking to gain a competitive edge in her judo practice and a fresh perspective on her life, a documentary filmmaker commits to living in Japan for a year. She discovers in sometimes awkward, sometimes awesomely funny interactions just how maddeningly complicated it is being Japanese.

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Lost Japan

Lost Japan more books like this

by Alex Kerr, M.a

Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experience in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr takes us on a backstage tour, as he explores the ritualised world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, tells how he stumbled on a hidden valley that ...

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Lonely Planet Japan

Lonely Planet Japan more books like this

by Chris Rowthorn

the most detailed map coverage of any Japan guidebook lead author Chris Rowthorn is a long-term Kyoto resident, Japanese arts expert & sashimi buff Japan's culture & lifestyle is addictive: 38 per cent of travellers to Japan find themselves on a long-haul trip up-to-the-minute advice on getting the most out of your visit the Hamamatsu Matsuri, a ...

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The Rough Guide to Tokyo

The Rough Guide to Tokyo more books like this

by Jan Dodd, Simon Richmond

The "Rough Guide to Tokyo" is the ultimate insiders guide to accessing Japan's dazzling capital, with comprehensive coverage of all the sights, from beautiful traditional gardens to start-of-the-art museums and the iconic new Tokyo Midtown development. It tracks down the latest and best places to sleep, eat, drink and shop and gives detailed ...

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Japan, its history and culture more books like this

by W. Scott Morton

This work offers a fascinating look at Japan's complex history. This revised fourth edition of the popular work, "Japan: Its History and Culture", stretches from the nation's earliest known civilization (about 30009 BCE) to the present. Delightfully written in a continuous narrative form, it traces the many aspects of Japanese art, religion, the ...

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Japan from prehistory to modern times more books like this

by John Whitney Hall

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Tokyo more books like this

by Jon Burbank (Contributions by), Emi Kazuko (Contributions by), Stephen Mansfield (Contributions by)

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Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau more books like this

by Steve Fallon

This handy guide is just the right size for the intrepid city wanderer. Unsurpassed breadth of coverage and authoritative reviews by a long-time Hong Kong expert.

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Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan more books like this

by Alan Booth, Joshua Sitzer (Editor)

Author Booth, who walked the length of Japan in 1977, also took three separate journeys by foot through rural areas of Japan several years later. The stories of those trips make up this book. In the first, to the Tsugaru peninsula on Japan's northwest tip, he retraces the steps of Japanese novelist Dazai Osamu, a native of that region who wrote a ...

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Inland Sea more books like this

by Donald Richie

"Earns its place on the very short shelf of books on Japan that are of permanent value."-"Times Literary Supplement. " "Richie is a stupendous travel writer; the book shines with bright witticisms, deft characterizations of fisherfolk, merchants, monks and wistful adolescents, and keen comparisons of Japanes and Western culture." -San Francisco ...

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36 Views of Mount Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan more books like this

by Cathy N Davidson

In 1980, Cathy N. Davidson travelled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women's university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments and small epiphanies that together make up a panoramic view of Japan. With wit, candour, ...

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Lonely Planet Tokyo City Guide more books like this

by Matthew D Firestone, Timothy N Hornyak

Japanese script is provided for all key listings to aid navigation. Written by resident authors. Forecasted that 850,000 Americans and 162,000 Canadians will visit Japan in 2008 (PATA).

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Japanese Inn more books like this

by Oliver Statler

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Half the World: The History and Culture of China and Japan more books like this

by Arnold Toynbee (Editor)

As the world shrinks and all nations become involved with one another, Western ignorance of the great and ancient civilizations of China and Japan seems as benighted as the medieval astronomers' ignorance of the solar system. Aware of the relative unfamiliarity of the subject, the thirteen scholars who contributed to this book assumed nothing but ...

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Japan Made Easy more books like this

by Boye Lafayette De Mente

This practical guide is filled with tips on handling everyday and unexpected events, along with insights about key customs in Japan. It is a book that makes living and traveling in today's Japan a fascinating and satisfying experience by helping readers to cross the culture bridge.

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Japan more books like this

by Nicholas Bornoff

Designed to convey the vitality of one of the most fascinating places in the world, this guide to Japan is divided into three sections for ease of use. An overview of history and culture, a gazetteer of sites by region and Travelwise - the practical information section that covers everything from pre-trip planning and emergencies to hotels, ...

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Time Out Tokyo more books like this

by Time Out (Creator)

Tokyo is a city that evolves with breathtaking pace, thanks largely to a local obsession with renewal and innovation. Combine this with the resurgence of the Japanese economy and there's never been a more exciting time to visit. Spectacular restaurants and bars, with designs from Tokyo's young hotshots, are opening across the city, and the luxury ...

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The Japanese Chronicles more books like this

by Nicolas Bouvier

Nicolas Bouvier was an image merchant and photographer as well as a writer. The Eland edition of "Japanese Chronicles" will be accompanied by many of his startling images of Japan. "The Japanese Chronicles" is a distillation of Bouvier's lifelong quest for Japan and his many travels, so that the reader is able to discover the country through the ...

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Breaking Open Japan: Commodore Perry, Lord Abe, and American Imperialism in 1853 more books like this

by George Feifer

" On July 14, 1853, the four warships of America's East Asia Squadron made for Kurihama, 30 miles south of the Japanese capital, then called Edo. It had come to pry open Japan after her two and a half centuries of isolation and nearly a decade of intense planning by Matthew Perry, the squadron commander. The spoils of the recent Mexican Spanish ...

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