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Katsumata, S.

 
9780415679589: Gleams From Japan: Volume 3 (Routledge Revivals) [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 0415679583 ISBN 13: 9780415679589
Editorial: Routledge, 2011

Sinopsis

First published in 1937 this is a collection of articles written by the author under the pseudonym 'Waseda Eisaku' for the Japan Tourist Bureau's magazine over twenty five years. Intended to satisfy the intellectual curiosity of cultivated tourists from abroad by giving the insider's view of all things Japanese, it was published as a book just before the outbreak of World War II.

Writing in the first person, Katsumata becomes both guide and confidante, writing about his own travel experiences in Japan and about Japanese customs and practices that interest him, such as traditional incense ceremonies, or fishing with rod and creel. This personal approach results in an unusual selection of topics and itineraries including tray landscapes, old Japanese clocks, hot springs, Japanese humour, sumo wrestling, pines in Japanese scenery, the Japanese sun flag and Buddhist temple bells. The author not only describes, but draws the reader into his own experiences - his joy on buying an antiquarian book he cannot really afford, the monotony he feels when travelling too long through snowy landscapes, the delight he takes in telling you that the best bait for carp fishing is sweet potato. Katsumata's unconventional choice of subjects and his informal and individualistic writing style make this a refreshingly different guide to Japan, and a valuable record of the period in which it was written.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0415679583
ISBN 13 
9780415679589
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
440
Contacto del fabricante
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