Famous People Of Japan
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Famous People Of Japan Ancient And Modern
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Author : Edward S. Stephenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Famous People Of Japan Ancient And Modern written by Edward S. Stephenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with Japan categories.
Famous People Of Japan
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Author : Edward S. Stephenson
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-15
Famous People Of Japan written by Edward S. Stephenson and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with History categories.
Excerpt from Famous People of Japan: Ancient and Modern The object of this book is to present in a concise form some information about the famous people of Japan. This information might be much extended and the number of people dealt with might be much increased; but this would defeat the object of the book. We have tried to give what we consider is most needed by the general reader, whose time is limited and whose interest in the subject is not that of a specialist. With this aim in view we have had to consider as much what to leave out as what to put in, so as to make the book sufficient for its purpose without being redundant. The people we have written about are known to almost every Japanese; and if an educated man in this country were asked to make a list of a hundred representative famous and well-known persons, probably ninety percent of the ones we have chosen would be included in the list. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Famous People Of Japan Ancient And Modern With Illustrations
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Author : Edward S. STEPHENSON (and ASANO (Wasaburō))
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Famous People Of Japan Ancient And Modern With Illustrations written by Edward S. STEPHENSON (and ASANO (Wasaburō)) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with categories.
Famous People Of Japan Primary Source Edition
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Author : Edward S. Stephenson
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-09
Famous People Of Japan Primary Source Edition written by Edward S. Stephenson and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Japanese Portraits
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Author : Donald Richie
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2018-04-24
Japanese Portraits written by Donald Richie and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-24 with History categories.
These private recollections of longtime Japan resident and Japanese culture expert Donald Richie capture the personalities of the Japanese people with insight and humor. From the private musings of author Donald Richie, comes this extensive collection of brief written "portraits" which capture the personalities of 54 different Japanese people—some famous, some notorious, and some unknown. First written in 1987, Japanese Portraits presents one author's vision of Japanese culture and etiquette through precise, intimate profiles of both the ordinary and extraordinary people that make up the diverse nation. This collection of individual vignettes is perhaps the first book about the Japanese to view them entirely unhindered by the various theories about them, and about culture in Japan as a whole—depicting them as complicated, simple, inscrutable, and understandable, like anyone else, yet still unique. In these fifty-four pieces you'll meet some household names—Mishima, Kawabata, Mifune, Kurosawa—and little-known neighborhood figures: the would-be geisha, the ex-boxer turned gangster, the scheming bar madame and the old man dying alone. And there are dozens of others, individuals who have in common, besides their Japanese nationality, the fact that they knew the author, and that—fortunately for us—he knew them. These highly personal reminiscences form one of the most original and deeply felt books on culture in Japan ever to appear.
One Hundred Mountains Of Japan
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Author : Kyūya Fukada
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2014-12-31
One Hundred Mountains Of Japan written by Kyūya Fukada and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-31 with Travel categories.
“The more deeply you go into a long-held tradition, the more secrets and surprises it yields up. Mighty Ontake is like that. The mountain’s inexhaustible treasury of riches is like some endless storybook with its pages uncut. As one follows the rambling plot along, one is always looking forward to reading more. Every page yields things never found in other books. Ontake is that kind of mountain.” One Hundred Mountains is that kind of book. “Nowhere in the world do people hold mountains in so much regard as in Japan,” observed the author, Kyūya Fukada, in the afterword to his most famous work. “Mountains have played a part in Japanese history since the country’s beginnings, and they manifest themselves in every form of art. For mountains have always formed the bedrock of the Japanese soul.” In One Hundred Mountains, Fukada pays tribute to his favorite summits. Published in 1964, the book became an instant classic. Consisting of one hundred short essays, each celebrating one notable mountain and its place in Japan’s traditions, the book is an elegantly written eulogy to the landscape, literature, and history that define a people. More recently, Japan’s national broadcasting company has turned it into a memorable TV series. Fukada himself was bemused by his book’s success: “In the end, the one hundred mountains represent my personal choice and I make no claims for them beyond that.” Yet, half a century after he set down those words, his mountains have become a cultural institution. Marked on every hiking map and enshrined in scores of spin-off books, his One Hundred Mountains are today firmly embedded in the mountain traditions they grew out of. Now available in English for the first time, One Hundred Mountains of Japan will serve as a vade mecum to the Japanese mountains for a new cohort of hikers and mountaineers. It will also open up novel territories for students of Japan’s literature, folklore, religions, and mountaineering history—in short, for mountain-lovers everywhere.
Lafcadio Hearn S Japan
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Author : Lafcadio Hearn
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2011-04-11
Lafcadio Hearn S Japan written by Lafcadio Hearn and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-11 with Literary Collections categories.
This collection of writings from Lafcaido Hern paints a rare and fascinating picture of pre-modern Japan Over a century after his death, author, translator, and educator Lafcaido Hearn remains one of the best-known Westerners ever to make Japan his home. Almost more Japanese than the Japanese--"to think with their thoughts" was his aim--his prolific writings on things Japanese were instrumental in introducing Japanese culture to the West. In this masterful anthology, Donald Richie shows that Hearn was first and foremost a reliable and enthusiastic observer, who faithfully recorded a detailed account of the people, customs, and culture of late nineteen-century Japan. Opening and closing with excerpts from Hearn's final books, Richie's astute selection from among "over 4,000 printed pages" not including correspondence and other writing, also reveals Hearn's later, more sober and reflective attitudes to the things that he observed and wrote about. Part One, "The Land," chronicles Hearn's early years when he wrote primarily about the appearance of his adopted home. Part Two, "The People," records the author's later years when he came to terms with the Japanese themselves. In this anthology, Richie, more gifted in capturing the essence of a person on the page than any other foreign writer living in Japan, has picked out the best of Hearn's evocations. Select writings include: The Chief City of the Province of the Gods Three Popular Ballads In the Cave of the Children's Ghosts Bits of Life and Death A Street Singer Kimiko On A Bridge
Japan
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Author : Hudek Photography Nenad
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-15
Japan written by Hudek Photography Nenad and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-15 with categories.
Traveling across Japan, I have encountered people and ideas unlike anything I ever imagined before I stepped foot in the country. That is the uniqueness there, the distinct character for which the Japanese people are world-famous. Time and again, I returned to Japan assuming that I had seen everything that there was to see. It was only on my last and most recent visit that I realised something: I would never see everything that there is to see there.
Masterworks Of Asian Literature In Comparative Perspective A Guide For Teaching
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Author : Barbara Stoler Miller
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-09-16
Masterworks Of Asian Literature In Comparative Perspective A Guide For Teaching written by Barbara Stoler Miller and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-16 with Social Science categories.
This is a collection of 46 essays by specialists in Asian literature, who offer a wide range of possibilities for introducing Asian literature to English-speaking students. It is intended to help in promoting multicultural education.
Five Hundred Fun Facts About Japan
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Author : DIANE Publishing Company
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1994-04
Five Hundred Fun Facts About Japan written by DIANE Publishing Company and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-04 with categories.
This book offers hundreds of entertaining facts about the Japanese people, including their culture & their history, which has spanned nearly 2,000 years. The facts are arranged by subject: popular culture & mythology; food & drink; religion, festivals, & holidays; arts & crafts; performing arts, movies, & theater; martial arts, sports, games, & traditional healing; media, transportation, & communications; cities & famous places; geography, climate, & the natural world; government; business; education, science, & technology; history & the emperor; & famous people. Many entries tell about that which is unique, the oldest, the most famous, etc.