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Japan from A to Z

Author : James M. Vardaman
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462902308
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Japan from A to Z written by James M. Vardaman and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Japanese travel guide provides goes beyond the typical guidebook, revealing the underlying cultural and historical reasons for the behavior and attitudes of The Japanese. Authors Michiko and James Vardaman identify nearly three hundred aspects of Japanese culture, custom, and daily life that commonly frustrate, delight, or just plain stump non-Japanese. For each topic, they provide historical and other background that helps strip away some of the mystery surrounding Japanese culture, and make inscrutable Japan a little more scrutable. Drawings and illustrations help illustrate some objects that may be unfamiliar to Westerns, such as "New Year's rakes," Japanese water sprites, and wish tablets. Japan from A to Z fills in holes left by more academically oriented books on Japan by providing information on topics that readers would be unable to find in more staid, conventional sources. Fun and fascinating for tourist and resident alike, it offers a concise, readable introduction to the country and its way of life.

Japanese Mythology A to Z

Author : Jeremy Roberts
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438128029
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Mythology A to Z written by Jeremy Roberts and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for those with an interest in mythology or Japanese culture, this title covers: the early Japanese deities who created the world and the later deities who protect it; Kami, the spirits of all aspects of the living world; animals and mythological creatures; demons and bogeymen; and, shrines and other sacred places.

Japanese Culture from a to Z

Author : Edward Trimnell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974833088
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Culture from a to Z written by Edward Trimnell and published by . This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know more about Japan with this A to Z guide...Topics include: The real history behind the novel Shogun, Businessmen who literally work themselves to death....How the Japanese government used officially sanctioned brothels to cope with the challenges of the U.S. Occupation....The basics of Shinto and Japanese Buddhism...Japan's criminal underworld, known as yakuza., .The American statistician whose name is revealed in Japanese industrial circles... All about the samurai, their weapons, and their code of honor...Postwar scandals in the Japanese government...And much, much, more

A to Zen

Author : Ruth Wells
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780887081750
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book A to Zen written by Ruth Wells and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces Japanese words from A to Z. Book is designed to be read from back to front and from right to left.

My First Book of Japanese Words

Author : Michelle Haney Brown
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462913474
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book My First Book of Japanese Words written by Michelle Haney Brown and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My First Book of Japanese Words is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces young children to Japanese language and culture through everyday words. The words profiled in this book are all commonly used in the Japanese language and are both informative and fun for English-speaking children to learn. The goals of My First Book of Japanese Words are multiple: to familiarize children with the sounds and structure of Japanese speech, to introduce core elements of Japanese culture, to illustrate the ways in which languages differ in their treatment of everyday sounds and to show how, through cultural importation, a single word can be shared between languages. Both teachers and parents will welcome the book's cultural and linguistic notes and appreciate how the book is organized in a familiar ABC structure. Each word is presented in Kanji (when applicable), Kana, and Romanized form (Romaji). With the help of this book, we hope more children (and adults) will soon be a part of the 125 million people worldwide that speak Japanese!

Japanese Culture

Author : Teresa Heapy
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1484611322
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Culture written by Teresa Heapy and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Culture covers a vast array of subjects on Japanese culture -- from fine arts to ceremonies, from legends to the culture's global influence.

I Live in Tokyo

Author : Mari Takabayashi
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547530927
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis I Live in Tokyo by : Mari Takabayashi

Download or read book I Live in Tokyo written by Mari Takabayashi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004-11-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever been to Tokyo, Japan? Far away, in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo is a busy city of color, activity, celebrations, gigantic buildings, and much more. Seven-year-old Mimiko lives in Tokyo, and here you can follow a year’s worth of fun, food and festivities in Mimiko’s life, month by month. Learn the right way to put on a kimono and see Mimiko’s top ten favorite meals—just try not to eat the pages featuring delicious wagashi!

Japanese Culture

Author : Richard K. Beardsley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136543058
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Culture written by Richard K. Beardsley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an authoritative and illuminating insight into the development and most important characteristics of Japanese society and culture. Approaching the subject from a number of different points of view. Originally published in 1963.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture

Author : Sandra Buckley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134763530
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture written by Sandra Buckley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-03-07 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering extensive coverage, this Encyclopedia is a new reference that reflects the vibrant, diverse and evolving culture of modern Japan, spanning from the end of the Japanese Imperialist period in 1945 to the present day. Entries cover areas such as literature, film, architecture, food, health, political economy, religion and technology and they range from shorter definitions, histories or biographies to longer overview essays giving an in-depth treatment of major issues. With over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, this Encyclopedia will be an invaluable reference tool for students of Japanese and Asian Studies, as well as providing a fascinating insight into Japanese culture for the general reader. Suggestions for further reading, a comprehensive system of cross-referencing, a thematic contents list and an extensive index all help navigate the reader around the Encyclopedia and on to further study.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture

Author : Yoshio Sugimoto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107495466
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture written by Yoshio Sugimoto and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Spanning one and a half centuries from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the beginning of the twenty-first century, this volume covers topics such as technology, food, nationalism and rise of anime and manga in the visual arts. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture traces the cultural transformation that took place over the course of the twentieth century, and paints a picture of a nation rich in cultural diversity. With contributions from some of the most prominent scholars in the field, The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture is an authoritative introduction to this subject.

Japanese Culture

Author : Eiichiro Ishida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Culture written by Eiichiro Ishida and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Japanese Culture

Author : Paul Varley
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824821524
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Culture written by Paul Varley and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly three decades Japanese Culture has garnered high praise as an accurate and well-written introduction to Japanese history and culture. This widely used undergraduate text is now available in a new edition. Thoroughly updated, the fourth edition includes expanded sections on numerous topics, among which are samurai values, Zen Buddhism, the tea ceremony, Confucianism in the Tokugawa period, the story of the forty-seven ronin, Mito scholarship in the early nineteenth century, and mass culture and comics in contemporary times.

Introduction to Japanese Culture

Author : Daniel Sosnoski
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462911536
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Japanese Culture written by Daniel Sosnoski and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring full-color photographs and illustrations throughout, this text is a comprehensive guide to Japanese culture. The richness of Japan's history is renowned worldwide. The heritage of culture that its society has produced and passed on to future generations is one of Japan's greatest accomplishments. In Introduction to Japanese Culture, you'll read an overview, through sixty-eight original and informative essays, of Japan's most notable cultural achievements, including: Religion, Zen Buddhism, arranged marriages and Bushido Drama and Art—from pottery, painting and calligraphy to haiku, kabuki and karate Cuisine—everything from rice to raw fish Home and Recreation, from board games such as Go to origami, kimonos and Japanese gardens The Japan of today is a fully modern, Westernized society in nearly every regard. Even so, the elements of an earlier age are clearly visible in the country's arts, festivals, and customs. This book focuses on the essential constants that remain in present-day Japan and their counterparts in Western culture. Edited by Daniel Sosnoski, an American writer who has lived in Japan since 1985, these well-researched articles, color photographs, and line illustrations provide a compact guide to aspects of Japan that often puzzle the outside observer. Introduction to Japanese Culture is wonderfully informative, a needed primer on the cultural make-up and behaviors of the Japanese. This book is certain to fascinate the student, tourist, or anyone who seeks to know and understand Japanese culture, Japanese etiquette, and the history of Japan.

Japanese Culture

Author : Eiichiro Ishida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Culture written by Eiichiro Ishida and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture

Author : Donald Howard Shively
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 689 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture written by Donald Howard Shively and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pure Invention

Author : Matt Alt
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1984826719
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Pure Invention written by Matt Alt and published by Crown. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured—and transformed—the world’s imagination. “A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling.”—W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style Japan is the forge of the world’s fantasies: karaoke and the Walkman, manga and anime, Pac-Man and Pokémon, online imageboards and emojis. But as Japan media veteran Matt Alt proves in this brilliant investigation, these novelties did more than entertain. They paved the way for our perplexing modern lives. In the 1970s and ’80s, Japan seemed to exist in some near future, gliding on the superior technology of Sony and Toyota. Then a catastrophic 1990 stock-market crash ushered in the “lost decades” of deep recession and social dysfunction. The end of the boom should have plunged Japan into irrelevance, but that’s precisely when its cultural clout soared—when, once again, Japan got to the future a little ahead of the rest of us. Hello Kitty, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and multimedia empires like Dragon Ball Z were more than marketing hits. Artfully packaged, dangerously cute, and dizzyingly fun, these products gave us new tools for coping with trying times. They also transformed us as we consumed them—connecting as well as isolating us in new ways, opening vistas of imagination and pathways to revolution. Through the stories of an indelible group of artists, geniuses, and oddballs, Pure Invention reveals how Japan’s pop-media complex remade global culture.

Japan's Cultural Code Words

Author : Boye Lafayette De Mente
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462900623
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Japan's Cultural Code Words written by Boye Lafayette De Mente and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan's Cultural Code Words is a study of Japanese society through the understanding of the key terms and concepts that define their attitudes and behaviors. Japan's traditional culture is still so powerful that it continues to be the prevailing force in molding and tuning the national character of the Japanese, with the result that they still have two faces—one modern and rational, the other traditional and emotional. The best and fastest way to an understanding of the traditional and emotional side of Japanese attitudes and behavior is through their "business and cultural code words"—key terms that reveal, in depth, their psychology and philosophy. In 234 essays, arranged alphabetically from "Ageashi / Tripping on Your Own Tongue" to "Zenrei / Breaking the Molds of the Past". Long term expatriate and internationally renowned expert on Japan, Boye Lafayette De Mente offers personal insights into the extremes of Japanese behavior and into the dynamics of one of the world's most fascinating societies.