Donald Richie takes the reader on a revealing tour of the different districts of Japan's capital city. Starting from the original centre of Tokyo - the Imperial Palace - Richie branches outwards,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1861890346
ISBN13:9781861890344
Release Date:May 1999
Publisher:Reaktion Books
Length:143 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
interesting observations
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is a different type of travel book, less filled with first person stories or dialogues but full of anthropological, architectural, historical & social observations of Tokyo. The author lived in Japan for over 50 years and is obviously fond of Japanese culture. The book gives a sense of what the life is like in Tokyo (as much as one can gather from reading a book).
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
