Kansai cool: a journey into the cultural heartland of Japan

Writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers deep insights into the clash of old and new, traditional and modern that plays out on a daily basis in Japan's ancient heartland. The western region of Japan is known as Kansai--centering around the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, and the sprawlin...

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1. Verfasser: Whelan, Christal 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont ; Singapore Tuttle 2014
Ausgabe:First edition
Zusammenfassung:Writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers deep insights into the clash of old and new, traditional and modern that plays out on a daily basis in Japan's ancient heartland. The western region of Japan is known as Kansai--centering around the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, and the sprawling, modern port cities of Osaka and Kobe. Kansai is Japan's "second region" after Tokyo--and is at once home to Japan's most traditional cultural centers and its most modern culture
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222)
Beschreibung:222 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm
ISBN:9784805312803