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Author
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A simple retelling of the travels of seventeenth-century Japanese poet, Basho, across his island homeland. Includes examples of the haiku verses he composed.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st Vintage departures ed.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Pico Iyer decided to go to Kyoto and live in a monastery, he did so to learn about Zen Buddhism from the inside, to get to know Kyoto, one of the loveliest old cities in the world, and to find out something about Japanese culture today—not the world of businessmen and production lines, but the traditional world of changing seasons and the silence of temples, of the images woven through literature, of the lunar Japan that still lives on behind...
Author
Series
Publisher
ABC-CLIO, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
"This indispensable one-volume narrative examines the history, culture, environment, economy, politics, future, and more of the city of Tokyo, Japan's political and cultural capital."
Author
Series
Publisher
The University of Wisconsin Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (viii, 198 pages)
Language
English
Description
A disabled foreigner in Japan--a society historically hostile to difference--Kenny Fries spins a tale of exciting, bewildering adventure. As he visits Japanese gardens, experiences Noh and butoh, and meets artists and scholars, he also discovers disabled gods, one-eyed samurai, blind chanting priests, and A-bomb survivors. When he is diagnosed as HIV-positive, all his assumptions about Japan, the body, and mortality are shaken, and he must find a...
Publisher
Colegio de Mexico
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
Primera edición
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations
Language
Español
Description
Este libro describe el viaje de estudios a Japón realizado por los estudiantes del Programa de Maestría en Estudios sobre Japón de El Colegio de México en 1993.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019].
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Japan! Visit Mount Fuji. Enjoy a meal of sushi. Discover this country of islands and its people, animals, and traditions.
11) Japan: the land
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
IG 960L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A colorful and informative book on Japan's geographical characteristics as well as its customs and industries.
13) Tokyo
Series
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
volumes : color illustrations, maps ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
272 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Journey across Japan in this stunning collection of photographs. Row beneath Tokyo's beautiful cherry blossom trees, meet macaque monkeys soaking in hot springs and discover master chefs preparing intricate dishes. Then watch cranes dance in the Hokkaido snow, take to the streets in bright neon metropolises, and find peace among silent bamboo groves and volcanic lakes" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father in 1997, Christine Mari Inzer spent her early years in Japan and relocated to the United States in 2003. The summer before she turned sixteen, she returned to Tokyo, making a solo journey to get reacquainted with her birthplace. Through illustrations, photos, and musings, Inzer documented her journey. In Diary of a Tokyo Teen, Inzer explores the cutting-edge fashions of Tokyo's trendy Harajuku...
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Around the globe, the changing season set a stage for which extraordinary landscapes and magnificent wildlife interact. Snow monkeys in Shiga Heights take refuge from the gruelling winter in mineral rich hot springs. Also explore Grand Canyon and more.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An animator and author on dolls and Japanese popular culture describes her trip to Japan to visit the place where her favorite dolls are made and to see Kyoto and Tokyo, dress up in costumes, eat at theme restaurants, and shop.
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The book is structured around Anna's search for the eight lost bells that once surrounded the city. These bells marked the city's neighborhoods and kept time for its inhabitants before the introduction of Western-style clocks. The bells are tangible vestiges of a much older Japan--one that believed in time as represented by animals, rather than minutes and hours, a circle rather than a forward line. Similarly, the book moves in and out of time as...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Tokyo is an amazing world unto itself--cosplay, onsen, temples, maid cafes, and some of the best food in the world. And that's just a speck of what Tokyo has to offer. Discover the city with this graphic Tokyo travel guide!
20) Explore Tokyo
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library, an imprint of Bookstaves
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explore Tokyo outlines the the story of Tokyo, Japan. Includes information about the geography, history, people, economy, architecture, infrastructure, daily life, celebrations and more.
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