Japan from Anime to Zen

Quick Takes on Culture, Art, History, Food . . . and More

Japan from Anime to Zen
David Watts Barton
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Paperback
h203 x 133mm - 288pg
13 May 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781611720631
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An accessible compendium of the most important aspects of Japanese arts, culture and history, for quick reference or a longer, in-depth read, for actual and armchair travellers alike. . This friendly guide offers concise but detailed demystifications of more than 75 aspects of ancient and modern Japan. It can be read in sequence, or just dipped into, depending on the moment' s need. Explanations go much deeper than a typical travel guide and cover 1,500 years of history and culture, everything from geisha to gangsters, haiku to karaoke, the sun goddess to the shogunate . . . and anime to Zen.
"Japan from Anime to Zen brings readers a wealth of interesting and relevant information covering a broad variety of topics with an impressive amount of detail. I learned a lot!"-Abby Denson, Cool Japan Guide"This is truly a book about Japan from A to Z. David Barton offers deep insight into Japanese culture, history, and language to show what makes Japan so endlessly fascinating. An excellent achievement!"-Yoji Yamakuse, author of Japaneseness"Neatly organized and easy to browse, with a good level of information and helpful details not found in other, similar books. "-Gilles Poitras, author of Tokyo Stroll
David Watts Barton is an award-winning freelance journalist who has covered popular music, culture, travel and outdoor recreation for 40 years for newspapers, magazines, radio and online. His former employers include The Sacramento Bee, Bloomberg, and NPR. For the last five years he has worked exclusively in Japan. He was writer/editor of Japanology. org and has written freelance for Japanese clients that include architectural firms, art galleries, hotels and branding companies. In addition to awards including the first Arts Journalist of the Year, given by the Sacramento Arts and Business Council in 2011, Barton has been a fellow at UC Berkeley' s Knight Digital Media Center and at the University of Southern California' s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781611720631
Published: 13 May 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Stone Bridge Press
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 133mm
Pages: 288

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