Incredible Japan
Published on 28. August 2012
119 pages
978-1-4629-0382-5 (ISBN)
Description
Incredible Japan is a crash course in Japanese culture
It is an introduction to those inimitable aspects of Japan which are necessarily alien to the foreign observer. With delightful cartoons by the Japanese artistt--illustrator, Masakazu Kuwata.
The book proves that what is incredible about Japan is not inexplicable, and provides enlightenment on such potentially incomprehensible paradoxes as:
It is an introduction to those inimitable aspects of Japan which are necessarily alien to the foreign observer. With delightful cartoons by the Japanese artistt--illustrator, Masakazu Kuwata.
The book proves that what is incredible about Japan is not inexplicable, and provides enlightenment on such potentially incomprehensible paradoxes as:
- Highly-skilled young men who hold degrees in judo--and flower arrangement.
- The "man in the moon"--who isn't a man at all, but a rabbit.
- Charming hotels with no public dining rooms and no private baths.
- Attractive gift packages so meticulously wrapped in paper proclaiming the poor quality of the contents
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Charles E. Tuttle
Incredible Japan
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Tuttle Studio draws inspiration from the modern and traditional cultures of Asia to create its language workbooks and resources, journals, stationery, gift wrapping products and origami paper. It is a division of Tuttle Publishing, a leading publisher of books on the languages, history, art and cultures of Asia. The company was founded in 1832 in Rutland, Vermont (USA) and opened a branch in Tokyo, Japan in 1948.
Content
- Intro
- Foreword
- Contents
- Food
- Sushi
- A Japanese Hotel Meal
- Sukiyaki & Sake
- Daikon
- Giant Strawberries
- Shaved Ice
- Noodle Seller
- Clothing
- Kimono & Obi
- Tabi, Gefa, Zori
- School Uniforms
- Country Gentleman's Attire
- House and Grounds
- Tafami & Futon
- Kotatsu
- Tokonoma
- Stone Gardens
- Japanese Castles
- Customs
- Bowing
- Adoptions
- Japanese Modesty
- Public Bathing
- Hesitant Responsibility
- Giving & Getting Directions
- Japanese Seals
- Acupuncture
- Chindon-ya
- History
- The Shoso-in
- Japanese Writing
- The Ainu
- Hyakumanto
- Legends and Traditions
- Kintaro
- The Fox
- Moon Viewing
- Japanese Ghosts
- Special Products
- Bonsai (Dwarf Trees)
- Ukiyoe (Woodblock Prints)
- Cultured Pearls
- Parasols
- Netsuke
- Bicycles
- Dolls
- Hantai: The Other Way Round
- Yes and No
- Smiling at Tragedy
- Room and Bath
- Addresses
- Amusements
- Kami-shibai
- Pachinko
- Judo
- Sumo
- Geisha
- Kabuki
- More Paradoxes
- Streetcar Scrimmage
- The Trains Are on Time
- Hand Gestures: Japanese Without Accent
