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A knowledge-based approach for students looking to speak and listen well. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Japanese Beyond Words How to Walk and Talk Like a Native Speaker Author Andrew Horvat THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT Learning Japanese is a challenge. And, as many students find out, memorizing sentence patterns, vocabulary, and lists of kanji doesn't necessarily make it easy to communicate with Japanese people. Barriers of culture and social etiquette can be just as difficult to overcome as problems of grammar. And until now, these aspects of learning to communicate with a new culture could only be learned first hand by trial and error. Japanese Beyond Words was written to fill this gap, giving you the tools you need to effectively communicate in Japanese, with the Japanese. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 5/15/00 PISBN PRICE 9781880656426 $14.95 GENRE Nonfiction EISBN PRICE NA NA DIMENSIONS 6 x 9" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 176 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Andrew Horvat Visiting professor at Tokyo Keizai University and lecturer at Showa Women's University, teaches courses on cross-cultural communication, language policy, and Northeast Asian regional issues. Learn More

A fascinating guide to themes and films in the expanding Japanese megaverse. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Anime Explosion! The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition Author Patrick Drazen A fascinating guide to themes and films in the expanding Japanese megaverse. For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded edition offers an engaging tour of the anime megaverse, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy love. Concluding are fifteen essays on favorite anime, including Evangelion , Escaflowne , Sailor Moon , Patlabor , and Fullmetal Alchemist . Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 4/8/14 PISBN PRICE 9781611720136 $45.00 GENRE Nonfiction EISBN PRICE 9781611725506 $14.95 DIMENSIONS 6 x 9" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 388 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise "An excellent reference work on the subject. . . . Recommended for Japanese pop culture collections as well as public and academic library film collections." —Library Journal (starred review) "Mr. Drazen, like others of the Stone Bridge Press club, does his homework in spades." —Akadot.com "The ideal gift for the fan who thinks he knows it all, or perhaps the parent who knows nothing. The world of Japanese animation is laden with so-called beginner's guides, but in my opinion, this is the first that has been truly worth picking up." —UK Sci-Fi Channel "An essential reference for understanding the landmarks, themes, and history contained in this intriguing form of popular culture." —John F. Barber, School of Arts and Humanities, The University of Texas at Dallas, Leonardo Journal "This book is useful not only as a reference to Anime, but also as a rewarding guide to some aspects of contemporary Japanese culture." —University Library: Monthly Book Spotlight , June 2003 "A good resource and guide to the foundation, historical development and overall themes in Japanese animation and serves as an excellent reference source whether you are an established fan or a person who wants to learn about the cultural aspects of this specific and increasingly popular genre." —Active Anime Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Patrick Drazen Lectured on Japanese popular culture at the University of Chicago and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he earned a Masters of Arts degree and worked as an announcer for WSIU-FM. He has been published in Channels of Communication and the Journal of Popular Culture . Learn More

A philosophical photo-essay and inquiry into Japanese rock gardens and what they might (and might not) mean. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Gardens of Gravel and Sand Author Leonard Koren THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT A simple and provocative book offering a revisionist photo-essay on the ever-popular Japanese "dry landscape" or "rock" gardens. Not Zen, possibly art, more like "meta-gardens," gravel and sand compositions reject nature, yet are made of omnipresent natural dust. Quick to crumble, they are defiantly maintained by priest/rakers. Credited with philosophical profundity, their origins are murky, their meanings uncertain but immediate. Koren deliberately ignores "celebrity" rocks, moss, and foliage to demystify and explore a most peculiar human enterprise. Beautifully illustrated with duotone photographs of gravel and sand gardens in Kyoto. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 6/1/00 PISBN PRICE 9781880656433 $19.95 GENRE Essays EISBN PRICE NA NA DIMENSIONS 6 x 9.5" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 96 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Leonard Koren Trained as an artist and architect, writes books about design and aesthetics. Among his most popular books are Wabi-Sabi and Arranging Things . He lives in San Francisco. Learn More

The splendid designs of traditional Asia in a spectacular color format for artists and art lovers. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Stencil Patterns (Out of Print) Author Sachio Yoshioka THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT Many of the most stunning textile designs in Japan are produced by stenciling, either to apply color or as paste-resist. Stencils are repeatable and thus lend themselves to modern designers looking for visual coherence. This volume features designs from the Edo to Showa periods. Coloration is entirely up to the artist, whether he or she wants to revive the classical approach of Old Japan or aims for a punk, pop, or wild aesthetic. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 10/29/07 PISBN PRICE 9781933330587 $16.95 GENRE Craft Books EISBN PRICE NA NA DIMENSIONS 8.7 x 8.7" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 120 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Sachio Yoshioka Was a 5th-generation Kyoto dyer who dedicated his life to reviving and preserving techniques of natural dyeing, giving lectures and workshops in Japan and internationally. Learn More

Momoko Kuroda (b. 1938) is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog I Wait For The Moon 100 Haiku of Momoko Kuroda Author Momoko Kuroda Author, Commentary Abigail Friedman I wait for fireflies / I wait as if for someone / who will never return The first work in English devoted entirely to the modern haiku master, Momoko Kuroda, with 100 poems plus commentary on the poet's life, social context, form, and technique . Momoko Kuroda (1938–2023) was a giant of haiku poetry in Japan and a woman of remarkable independence and spirit. She received multiple awards for her poetry including the prestigious Dakotsu prize. The one hundred poems here—her first collection in English—show her evolution as a poet, her acute lyricism, and her engagement as a writer in issues central to modern Japan: postwar identity, nuclear politics, and Fukushima. Abigail Friedman's introduction and textual commentaries provide important background and superb insight into poetic themes and craft. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 10/7/14 PISBN PRICE NA NA GENRE Poetry EISBN PRICE 9781611729085 $7.95 DIMENSIONS 5.2 x 7" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 144 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise "Despite her popularity in Japan, the haiku poet Momoko Kuroda has had few of her works translated into English. This handsome volume remedies the situation and more." —Frogpond - Haiku Society of America "The book itself honors the poetic form; it is carefully crafted and beautiful in its details, inviting readers to savor the words—and wisdom within." —Story Circle Book Review "Kuroda’s poetry provides new insight about a culture through one of its most celebrated art forms." —The Absolute "The haiku are well written, evocative and offer lucid, lyrical statements - the images immediately appealing." —Kokako Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Momoko Kuroda Published five collections of haiku, and authored or co-authored another 22 prose works including essays, season- word compendiums, books on haiku for beginners, and a two-volume set of interviews with notable Showa-era poets. Learn More Abigail Friedman A retired diplomat and accomplished, award-winning haiku poet, began composing haiku in a haiku group that met at the foot of Mt. Fuji, led by Japanese haiku master Momoko Kuroda. Learn More

An American woman's sexual awakening in Japan, testing the limits of love and sensual pleasure. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Amorous Woman An Erotic Novel Author Donna George Storey THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT An American woman's sexual awakening in Japan, testing the limits of love and sensual pleasure. Travel to a rustic hot-springs inn where anything goes after midnight, don the gorgeous kimono of a Japanese bride, romp in the dungeon room of a rent-by-the-hour love hotel, act out an orgy straight from manga porn, and slip inside Kyoto’s most exclusive restaurants for exquisite dinners of seduction . . . Amorous Woman is the story of an American woman’s love affair with Japan and her intimate relationships with the many men and women she meets along the way. In this modern reimagining of Ihara Saikaku’s bawdy 17th-century novel of the pleasure quarters, The Life of an Amorous Woman , Donna George Storey offers a graphic, erotic tale that challenges everything we think we know about Japan. We first meet the perceptive, wise-cracking Lydia after she has returned from Japan. While there she explored love and sex in her roles as English teacher, wife, bar hostess, and the mistress of a wealthy man. Now wiser, changed by the experience and shaken by her passion into a new maturity and understanding of herself as a woman, she commits herself to a new celibacy. But when she meets a pair of attractive American students at a workshop and begins to answer their questions about Japan, she finds herself recounting her exploits. This is where we meet her, spinning out her tale, the contemporary Amorous Woman detailing every moment of ecstasy and adventure and becoming less and less resolute that she can ever truly give up love. Described by critics as “rich with sensual detail, humor, and emotional complexity,” “hard to put down,” and “literary erotica at its best,” the novel received rave reviews when it was first published in 2007. Now available again as a digital-only publication, Amorous Woman will change your image of Japan—and erotica—forever. Note:This book is for mature readers. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 8/1/12 PISBN PRICE NA NA GENRE Fiction EISBN PRICE 9781611729009 $2.95 DIMENSIONS NA HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 350 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Donna George Storey Has published over a hundred literary and erotic stories and essays in Prairie Schooner, Gettysburg Review, Fourth Genre, Wine Spectator, Best American Erotica, The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica , and Best Women’s Erotica . Learn More

A readable overview of the ever-changing relationship between Japan and the United States. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog America and the Four Japans Friend, Foe, Model, Mirror (Out of Print) Author/Translator Frederik L. Schodt THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT Originally published in 1994, this prescient, wide-ranging analysis discusses the ever-changing relationship between Japan and the United States. Drawing on history, cultural commentary, and opinion, the author portrays two nations in conflict yet increasingly connected. Is Japan a friend, a rival, a role model? No question is more important, for our relationship with Japan and its technological and industrial strength in the Pacific Rim will help determine our place in the world of the next century. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 06/01/94 PISBN PRICE 9781880656105 $10.95 GENRE Nonfiction EISBN PRICE NA NA DIMENSIONS 5.5 x 8.5" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 200 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise "Richly detailed . . . speaks with refreshing bicultural sensitivity and balance." — Wired Magazine "A book that does something too often missing in the rhetoric about U.S.-Japan relations - it promotes understanding." —George Lucas, filmmaker Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Frederik L. Schodt Fluent in spoken and written Japanese, is an author and translator of impressive breadth. He has written extensively on Japanese manga, as well as on pop culture, technology, and history. Learn More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Kakuzo Okakura From his wikipedia page: Born in Yokohama to parents originally from Fukui, Okakura learned English while attending a school operated by Christian missionary, Dr. Curtis Hepburn. At 15, he entered Tokyo Imperial University, where he first met and studied under Harvard-educated professor Ernest Fenollosa. In 1889, Okakura co-founded the periodical Kokka. In 1887 he was one of the principal founders of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (東京美術学校 Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō , and a year later became its head, although he was later ousted from the school in an administrative struggle. Later, he also founded the Japan Art Institute with Hashimoto Gahō and Yokoyama Taikan. He was invited by William Sturgis Bigelow to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston n 1904 and became the first head of the Asian art division in 1910. Okakura was a high-profile urbanite who had an international sense of self. In the Meiji period he was the first dean of the Tokyo Fine Arts School (later merged with the Tokyo Music School to form the current Tokyo University of the Arts). He wrote all of his main works in English. Okakura researched Japan's traditional art and traveled to Europe, the United States, China and India. He emphasised the importance to the modern world of Asian culture, attempting to bring its influence to realms of art and literature that, in his day, were largely dominated by Western culture. His 1903 book on Asian artistic and cultural history, The Ideals of the East with Special Reference to the Art of Japan , published on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War, is famous for its opening paragraph in which he sees a spiritual unity throughout Asia, which distinguishes it from the West: Asia is one. The Himalayas divide, only to accentuate, two mighty civilisations, the Chinese with its communism of Confucius, and the Indian with its individualism of the Vedas. But not even the snowy barriers can interrupt for one moment that broad expanse of love for the Ultimate and Universal, which is the common thought-inheritance of every Asiatic race, enabling them to produce all the great religions of the world, and distinguishing them from those maritime peoples of the Mediterranean and the Baltic, who love to dwell on the Particular, and to search out the means, not the end, of life. In his subsequent book, The Awakening of Japan , published in 1904, he argued that "the glory of the West is the humiliation of Asia." This was an early expression of Pan-Asianism. In this book Okakura also noted that Japan's rapid modernization was not universally applauded in Asia: We have become so eager to identify ourselves with European civilization instead of Asiatic that our continental neighbors regard us as renegades even as an embodiment of the White Disaster itself." In his The Book of Te which was written in English in 1906, he states: It (Teaism) insulates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life. In Japan, Okakura, along with Fenollosa, is credited with "saving" Nihonga, or painting done with traditional Japanese technique, as it was threatened with replacement by Western-style painting, or "Yōga", whose chief advocate was artist Kuroda Seiki. In fact this role, most assiduously pressed after Okakura's death by his followers, is not taken seriously by art scholars today, nor is the idea that oil painting posed any serious "threat" to traditional Japanese painting. Yet Okakura was certainly instrumental in modernizing Japanese aesthetics, having recognized the need to preserve Japan's cultural heritage, and thus was one of the major reformers during Japan's period of modernization beginning with the Meiji Restoration. an, Okakura influenced a number of important figures, directly or indirectly, who include Swami Vivekananda, philosopher Martin Heidegg er, poet Ezra Pound, and especially poet Rabindranath Tagore and heiress Isabella Stewart Gardner, who were close personal friends of his. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okakura_Kakuz%C5%8D Titles by Author The Book of Tea Kakuzo Okakura An affordable version of the classic 1906 essay on tea drinking and aesthetics. Read More The Ideals of the East Kakuzo Okakura An exploration of the roots of beauty in Japanese aesthetics. Read More

At 44, a Berkeley-raised American woman teaching yoga in Japan seeks to adopt—a story of triumphant love for families everywhere. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Here Comes The Sun A Journey to Adoption in 8 Chakras Author Leza Lowitz THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT At thirty, Californian Leza Lowitz is single and traveling the world, which suits her just fine. Coming of age in Berkeley, California, during the sexual and feminist revolutions of the 1970s, she learned that marriage and family could wait. Or could they? When Leza moves to Japan and meets the man of her dreams, her heart opens in ways she never thought possible. But she's still an outsider, and home is far away. Rather than struggle to fit in, she opens a yoga studio and makes a home for others. Then, at forty-four, Leza and her Japanese husband seek to adopt—in a country where bloodlines are paramount and family ties are almost feudal in their cultural importance. She travels to India to work on herself and back to California to deal with her past. Something is still not complete until she learns that when you give a little love to a child, you get the whole world in return. This inspiring memoir reflects the author's deep connection to yoga that allows her to realize that infertile does not mean inconceivable. Through teaching, meditation, and community, she transcends her struggles and embraces the joys of adoption and motherhood. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 6/9/15 PISBN PRICE 9781611720211 $16.95 GENRE Memoir EISBN PRICE 9781611729139 NA DIMENSIONS 5.5 x 8.5" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 264 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise Here Comes the Sun is about self-realization. The overwhelming emotion one feels while reading is joy. The struggles, the set-backs and disappointments are no match for the undercurrent of hope which remains with Lowitz throughout her story….Unfailingly optimistic." —Kyoto Journal (August 2015, Sophelia Lee) “Reading Here Comes the Sun is like a breath of fresh beach air: clean, invigorating and hopeful as the horizon." —The Japan Times "This is a story about forging family across dividing oceans, cultures, and self-doubts, but ultimately, “Here Comes the Sun proves that love is not bound by blood. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in that which connects us, holds us together, and makes us family.” —MC Yogi "Here Comes The Sun is a wise and absorbing narrative of a nonconformist life. Leza Lowitz writes with spirit and clear vision. I admire the book as I admire the life." —Leonard Gardner, author of Fat City “In Lowitz’s quest for harmony and beauty—the story of a mother, told by a poet through the self-examination of a yogi—she discovers that where there is fear there can be no love, and where there is a victim there can be no enlightenment. I fell in love with everyone in this memoir of a woman wanting to be loved and to love. This is an intimate, brilliant, beautiful offering.” —Sharon Gannon, Jivamukti Yoga "The story of how this American Samurai’s kept her tender heart open in the face of continued obstacles will inspire every yogi who has ever forgotten to take refuge in their practice. Full of beauty and joy and truth and goodness and courage, this is a love story and a yoga page-turner." —Cyndi Lee, author, May I Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind "Here Comes The Sun is completely captivating. Leza Lowitz offers many gifts in this very personal narrative, including absolute candor about her journey to create a family in Japan against great odds. Lowitz writes with verve and insight and shows us what it’s like to forge a full and glorious life in another country, though not without trials that test her remarkable spirit. I truly relished every page." —Elizabeth McKenzie, author of Stop That Girl and The Portable Veblen “We think we know where babies come from, but do we know how a mother is born? Here Comes the Sun is a wise and compelling story of becoming a mother by opening your heart. Warm, luminous and healing.” —Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood “A poignant, inspirational and moving ‘Made in Japan’ love story that demonstrates the power of persistence and never giving up on your dreams.” —Wendy Tokunaga, author of Love in Translation “In this beautiful and moving memoir, Leza Lowitz captures the ache we all have for love, and how the purest search can take us to unexpected corners of the earth. Her story had so much for women of our age to relate to, and I cheered as I read of her search for a child—the spirit of the child she karmically knew was out there waiting for her, a spirit which did not give up—and neither did she. I loved the romance, and her depiction of a couple’s life lived across two countries, and the founding of her yoga studio—Lowitz is a pioneer. As I read, I re-examined my own life, and I finished her beautiful book determined to try to live with the same spirit of honesty, and with a goal toward meeting the demands the outer and inner worlds place upon us. I was deeply moved by Lowitz’s effort to continue to search for so many different kinds of truths.” —Marie Mutsuki Mockett, author of Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Good-Bye "Lowitz's adoption of Japan’s mothering customs, coupled with values from her own Jewish background, make Here Comes The Sun a wise, fascinating, and deeply intelligent read. " —Liane Wakabayashi, writer & creator of The Genesis Way: Making Art Through Intuition "Japan is a country where the cherished old ways are being shaken and sifted. Instead of blind obedience to social mores, young people are now asking "Why?" Yet releasing outdated social mores will result in a weakening of society and individuals if there is nothing to put in their place. Leza Lowitz and her husband Shogo offer something: the impetus of heartfelt desire and the personal courage to carry it through. An inspiring story to all, Japanese and otherwise, who contemplate "bucking the system" -- teaching us that love and joy are our companions on that hard road." —Rebecca Otowa, author of At Home in Japan: A Foreign Woman's Journey of Discovery "Before reading Leza Lowitz’s memoir Here Comes The Sun , I knew nothing about yoga. But her engaging writing hooked me: Now, I’m intrigued. What I do know about is adoption. And the story of how Leza opened her heart to become mother to her son touched me deeply." —Jessica O’Dwyer, author of Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir "This is a book about opening—opening the body, the mind, the heart. Opening to possibility. To wonder. To forgiveness. To love. The sunlight Leza Lowitz creates in these pages is like a smile that glints deep inside the ribcage, then spreads and spreads until it can’t help but radiate out of every cell." —Gayle Brandeis, author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write Fueled by Lowitz's deep connection to the yoga process, Here Comes the Sun offers a warm story not of idealistic new age thinking; but of a life in transition, and how this succeeds in transforming other lives in the process of pursuing motherhood." —D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Leza Lowitz Collaborated with her husband Shogo Oketani, on a book about kanji for tattoos, a collection of poetry by a pacifist Japanese soldier, and a Young Adult trilogy about a young female ninja's quest to save her ancestral land. Learn More

A handy supplement for learning 300 of the most common Japanese words, works with any textbook! SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Speak and Read Japanese Fun Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Japanese Words and Their Meanings Authors Larry and Qin Herzberg A handy supplement for learning 300 of the most common Japanese words, works with any textbook! Speak and Read Japanese provides language learners simple, fun, and imaginative ways to remember essential Japanese words and characters. Mastering basic vocabulary and kanji is one of the first challenges any Japanese learner faces. This book addresses this challenge head on, complementing the content of all major textbooks and providing valuable tips to independent students. Indexed for quick reference. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 10/1/2017 PISBN PRICE 9781611720402 $14.95 GENRE Nonfiction EISBN PRICE 9781611729283 $9.95 DIMENSIONS 5.5 x 8.5" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 128 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Larry and Qin Herzberg Co-authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar: A Student’s Guide to Correct Structures and Common Errors (Stone Bridge Press, 2011) and Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings: With Observations on Culture and Language (Stone Bridge Press, 2012). Learn More

A revealing look at contemporary Japanese culture. SBP 2023-2024 Catalog A Lateral View Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan Author Donald Richie A revealing look at contemporary Japanese culture. This masterfully written collection of short essays by the acknowledged Western expert on Japanese culture and film spans thirty years and ranges broadly over subjects as diverse as the Noh theater, fashion, television, Tokyo Disneyland, language, the kiss, and, of course, film. Donald Richie's twenty-eight essays present cross-sections of Japan's enormous creative accomplishments during the nation's rise to economic and cultural power. Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 6/1/92 PISBN PRICE 9780962813740 $19.95 GENRE Essays EISBN PRICE 9780893469702 $9.95 DIMENSIONS 5 x 7" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 245 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Donald Richie Well known for his instrumental role in introducing Japanese film to the West and for his travel memoir The Inland Sea , which was adapted into a popular PBS documentary. Learn More

The Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples.... SBP 2023-2024 Catalog Exploring Kyoto On Foot in the Ancient Capital (Revised Edition) Author Judith Clancy The Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples.... This revised and updated edition of the Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples and features expanded information on new museums and gardens now open year-round for viewing. Judith Clancy's expert research weaves a rich narrative of Kyoto's history, local lore, and artistic and religious background to guide you through your journey. 31 explorations including: 5 mountain routes 17 World Heritage Sites Arashiyama Kiyomizu-dera Philosopher's Walk Kyoto’s 6 Zen temple complexes Detailed maps tracing each route Over 30 descriptive photos Tips on etiquette and behavior A full index to all sites and attractions Preview Goodreads Details PUBLISH DATE 4/1/18 PISBN PRICE 9781611720419 $22.95 GENRE Travel EISBN PRICE 9781611729290 $9.95 DIMENSIONS 5 x 7" HARDCOVER ISBN PRICE NA NA # OF PAGES 296 AUDIOBOOK ISBN PRICE NA NA Praise "Exploring Kyoto by long-term resident Judith Clancy is an excellent guide to exploring Kyoto on foot." —Lonely Planet Japan "Opens our eyes to the beauty of details.... In these days of digital tablet guides, it's heartwarming to find publishers still dedicated to producing books that have texture and spatial depth, the warmth that only paper, with its shadows and grain, can transmit." —The Japan Times "Judith Clancy has done a great job of making her expertise available to the visitor to Kyoto with this travel guide, in a small edition to fit easily into a bag or backpack." —Vegetable Japan blog Video Book Photos Retail Outlets Books sold at E-Books sold at Audiobooks sold at About the Author(s) Judith Clancy Author of Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide , Kyoto Gardens , Kyoto: City of Zen , and The Alluring World of Geiko and Maiko . She lives in a 120-year-old converted weaving studio in Nishijin, Kyoto's weaving and dyeing district. Learn More