The Book in Japan

The Book in Japan
Author: Peter Kornicki
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2000-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780824823375

New in paperback. Of related interest: A History of Writing in Japan, by Christopher Seeley

A Year in Japan

A Year in Japan
Author: Kate T. Williamson
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2006
Genre: Japan
ISBN: 9781568985404

New York City-based writer and illustrator Williamson shares discoveries about Japan and its culture based on a recent year spent in Kyoto as a postgraduate student. The text combines the author's colorful illustrations with brief descriptions presented in a script-style text. The end result is a charming, journal-like publication in which Williams

Little Book of Japan

Little Book of Japan
Author: Charlotte Anderson
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2013-09-10
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1462913458

This compact travel guide and pictorial is the #1 selling travel book in Japan! Packed with cultural and historical information along with charming photographs, you can take a trip to Japan to always remember. Japan is a country shrouded in mystery, even now in the 21st century. The myriad facets that, when put together, compose the whole of this nation are impossible to capture fully. But in The Little Book of Japan, the dynamic photographer-writer team of Gorazd Vilhar and Charlotte Anderson do an admirable job of creating a celebration in words and images that encapsulates what makes this country so extraordinary. Small and easily portable, this Japan travel guide is organized in a series of 44 highlights with photographs contained within four chapters: Cultural Icons, Traditions, Places, and Spiritual Life. Under these four overarching ideals, Vilhar and Anderson explore a wide range of topics from Japanese cultural icons and traditions to Japan's spiritual life to its unique cities and villages. Broad enough to satisfy anyone with interest in the culture, art, and beliefs of this unique island nation, yet comprehensive enough for the true Japanophile, The Little Book of Japan is a stunning collection of photographs and thoughtful mini essays. With everything from Cherry Blossoms to Sushi, Calligraphy to Kimonos, Old Tokyo to Hiroshima, to intimate details of Buddhism and Pilgrimages, this book is a beautiful and enjoyable way to learn more about the fascinating island nation of Japan.

Just Enough

Just Enough
Author: Azby Brown
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2022-06-28
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1611729572

How the mindset of traditional Japanese society can guide our own efforts to lead a green lifestyle today. If we want to live sustainably, how should we feel about nature? About waste? About our forests and rivers? About food? Just Enough is a book of stories and sketches that give valuable insight into what it is like to live in a sustainable society by describing life in Japan some two hundred years ago, during the late Edo period, when cities and villages faced many of the same environmental challenges we do today and met them beautifully and inventively.

The Monocle Book of Japan

The Monocle Book of Japan
Author: Tyler Brûlé
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780500971079

The Monocle team celebrates the endlessly fascinating and culturally rich country of Japan.

A Beginner's Guide to Japan

A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Author: Pico Iyer
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0451493966

“Arguably the greatest living travel writer” (Outside magazine), Pico Iyer has called Japan home for more than three decades. But, as he is the first to admit, the country remains an enigma even to its long-term residents. In A Beginner’s Guide to Japan, Iyer draws on his years of experience—his travels, conversations, readings, and reflections—to craft a playful and profound book of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. He recounts his adventures and observations as he travels from a meditation hall to a love hotel, from West Point to Kyoto Station, and from dinner with Meryl Streep to an ill-fated call to the Apple service center in a series of provocations guaranteed to pique the interest and curiosity of those who don’t know Japan—and to remind those who do of its myriad fascinations.

The Book in Japan

The Book in Japan
Author: Peter Francis Kornicki
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 526
Release: 1998
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789004101951

This study of the history of the book in Japan is an essential reference work covering all aspects of book production and the circulation of texts in pre-modern Japan, including libraries, censorship and readership.

A Collector's Guide to Books on Japan in English

A Collector's Guide to Books on Japan in English
Author: Jozef Rogala
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136639233

Provides an invaluable and very accessible addition to existing biographic sources and references, not least because of the supporting biographies of major writers and the historical and cultural notes provided.