Primary Sources, Historical Collections (Primary Sources, Historical Collections)
by Jules Verne
Primary source material This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian contine...
Under The Osakan Sun: A Funny Account Of Three Years In Japan
by Hamish Beaton
An indispensable guide to Japan’s most fascinating museums and galleries The Art Lover’s Guide to Japanese Museums is a personal introduction to more than 100 of Japan’s most distinctive and inspiring museums. In-depth information is given about each venue, including about its creation, collection, and highlights. Organized geographically, the book begins with numerous art institutions in and around Tokyo, and proceeds to Kyoto; museums in the western and eastern parts of the nation; Shikoku an...
Open Road's great Asian travel destinations continue with Japan Guide. With the Winter '98 Olympics in Nagano coming up, Japan is already a travel hot spot Japan Guide includes listings for great hotels, restaurants, tickets, venues, and much more. Readers will discover the people, culture, and history that make Japan a beautiful and exciting place to visit.The book covers everything from the happening night life in Tokyo's Roppongi district to the temples, parks, and pagodas of medieval Kyoto....
Tokyo (Great Cities of the World S.) (Global Cities S.)
by Nicola Barber
Explores the history, people, daily life, and future of Tokyo.
The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Japan is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Japan will help you to discover everything region-b...
In the most innovative account of Tokyo's urban sensations since Roland Barthes' 'Empire of Signs', Stephen Barber in Tokyo Vertigo probes the many ways in which Tokyo projects and hides itself, focusing upon its filmic, photographic, and media cultures as well as its extraordinary urban history of destruction and reconfiguration. Dividing his analysis into three parts, Barber first interrogates the disparate urban zones of Tokyo, from the districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya to the desolate periph...
Shows Japan's best known gardens in a variety of styles.