Japan category: 1648 books

When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to take advantage of this new technology was the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. In 1575 the impetuous Takeda Katsuyori laid siege to Nagashino castle, a possession...

The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai the military aristocracy of Japan. This period, which lasted from the outbreak of the Onin War in 1467 to the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the early 17th century, was a period of endemic warfare, when a lack of...

Western tourists rarely see more of Kyoto than a handful of famous sites – lovely but often crowded to bursting point. And far from peaceful. If you are willing to step just a short way off the beaten track, there is a different city to be explored. A few minutes from the tour buses you can find...

Kyoto, the ancient former capital of Japan, breathes history and mystery. Its temples, gardens and palaces are testimony to many centuries of aristocratic and religious grandeur. Under the veneer of modernity, the city remains filled with countless reminders of a proud past. John Dougill explores...

I introduce Kagawa prefecture in this book. Kagawa is the smallest prefecture in Japan, but there are so many places to visit. Kagawa has many islands, some of them are famous for art. The setouchi art festival took place in 2010. Table of Contents 1.Outline 2.Foods 3.Places 4.Souvenirs 5.How...

The American writer Suzanne Kamata had lived in Japan for more than half of her life, yet she had never explored the small nearby islands of the Inland Sea. The islands, first made famous by Donald Richie’s The Inland Sea 50 years ago, are noted for displaying artwork created by prominent, and sometimes...

﹝以史為經．以食為緯﹞ 一本搞懂 ★ 戰國史、名城史、日本國民美食由來 清楚圖解 ★ 城郭遺跡、重要文化財、正宗江戶味 「我近期難得想看到完的書。」　——點子生活總編輯／Kisplay 「彥朋說想寫出一本能讓我看超過一頁的書，我想他是成功了，因為在我啃完薯條的同時發現早已翻了超過50頁（笑）」　 ——東京，不只是留學粉絲團版主／Miho 「即使這座城在山的那個頂端；那座城只剩下斷垣殘壁……雙腳總是不聽使喚的向前走去、向上邁進，這就是日本戰國時代最具代表的歷史……」　 ——作家＆日本自由行規劃師／米多力 「特殊的『鯛式幽默』把威武雄壯的日本城歷史故事用詼諧的方式活靈活現呈現出來！」　——客家電視台「作客他鄉」主持人／巫宗翰 「雖然是文組出身，對歷史很苦手……但翻了一下竟然還滿有趣的！」　 ——漢娜在翻譯／漢娜 ．有沒有想過……日本古蹟好像看不懂？ ．去逛日本城大家只在意等一下吃什麼！ 話說，戰國時代結合軍事、經濟功能的城郭陸續興起，豐臣秀吉一過世，德川家康處心積慮奪權的心態人盡皆知。 本書就是從「胖貍」拉攏關係，逐一佈局、起兵奪權為起點，以時間為軸線，描寫武家政權、名城興衰和飲食風潮的變遷。 究竟…… 哪幾座是真正躲過轟炸且保存至今的現存天守？ 哪些城又是鋼筋水泥復原，還從黑色改建成白色的？ 為什麼城郭旁都有可怕傳說？石棺也可以用來築城？ 經典名城與國民美食之間，又有什麼不可說的祕密？ 秒懂...

Two years out of college and with a degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Victoria Riccardi left a boyfriend, a rent-controlled New York City apartment, and a plum job in advertising to move to Kyoto to study kaiseki, the exquisitely refined form of cooking that accompanies the formal Japanese tea...

This study of Japanese music explore Nagauta or literally "long song"—the delicate and complex music that accompanies kabuki theater—in great detail. The Kabuki theater of Japan has achieved a growing reputation as one of the world's most brilliant achievements in the field of...

Shipwrecked on a South Pacific island, a young US Navy lieutenant waged a one-man war against the Japanese In the early hours of July 5, 1943, the destroyer USS Strong was hit by a Japanese torpedo. The powerful weapon broke the destroyer's back, killed dozens of sailors, and sparked raging...

This Japan travel guide presents a journey into the true heart of the Kyoto experience—one which brings you deep into the world of Kyoto's ancient Zen Buddhist culture. This is the first comprehensive guide to Kyoto's most important Zen garden and temple sites. Kyoto's Zen heritage represents...

The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. The Sixth Division fought its only action...

In The Japanese Chronicles, Swiss travel writer and photographer Nicolas Bouvier shares his intimate experience of Japan. Based on three decades of travel throughout the islands, his reports, recollections, and reflections take the reader beyond the commonplace and into an unexpected landscape. Whether...

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and literally means "eastern capital". Its construction began in 1602, bore the name Edo and became the capital in 1869 under the name Tokyo, when Emperor Meiji moved his residence here. The city suffered an earthquake in 1923 and bombing during World War II...