Andrew Cobbing: 2 books
The Satsuma Students in Britain
Japan's Early Search for the essence of the West'
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
In the spring of 1865, when Japan was in the grip of a major civil war, eighteen samurai and an interpreter risked their lives to embark secretly on a voyage to the unknown lands of the barbarian west. Their destination was Britain - at the hub of a vast empire. These were the Satsuma students, some...
The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain
Early Travel Encounters in the Far West
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The investigations undertaken in the pursuit of knowledge by the first overseas Japanese travellers during the 1860s and 70s have left a unique record of life in the then unknown west. Leaving behind a homeland culturally isolated for more than 200 years, these samurai travellers were especially fascinated...