Kansai Cool: A Journey Into the Cultural Heartland of Japan Contributor(s): Whelan, Christal (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804850550 ISBN-13: 9780804850551 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Travel | Asia - Japan - Social Science | Popular Culture |
Dewey: 952.18 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In Kansai Cool anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers profound insights in the only collection of essays to focus on Kansai, Japan's ancient heartland. Kansai--the region in Western Japan that boasts the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, the bustling commercial city of Osaka and the cosmopolitan port city of Kobe--has a character all its own, right down to its dialect, mannerisms, and cuisine. It is home to some of Japan's oldest history and an area where the country's most time-honored arts and crafts still thrive. Worldly and otherworldly, spirited and spiritual, trendy and traditional, it's a place where past and future live side-by-side, sometimes at odds. Part Japanese travel book, part cultural commentary, these 25 spirited essays and 32 pages of color photos paint a broad yet penetrating portrait of the unique Western Japan region, covering such diverse topics as:
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