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Seeing Kyoto
Juliet Winters Carpenter
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Description for Seeing Kyoto
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 996.
Tokyo may be the capital of Japan, but Kyoto is its heart and soul. The rich textures of twelve centuries of culture seem to have woven themselves into the very air. How else could you explain the centuries-old feel of the Gion quarter, where geisha still ply their trade? Or the quiet dignity of the cobblestone back streets lined with traditional wooden houses? Seeing Kyoto captures all the elegance and charm of Japan's most beloved city with dozens of stunning images. One can imagine the days when aristocrats and samurai inhabited these neighborhoods. With
Tokyo may be the capital of Japan, but Kyoto is its heart and soul. The rich textures of twelve centuries of culture seem to have woven themselves into the very air. How else could you explain the centuries-old feel of the Gion quarter, where geisha still ply their trade? Or the quiet dignity of the cobblestone back streets lined with traditional wooden houses? Seeing Kyoto captures all the elegance and charm of Japan's most beloved city with dozens of stunning images. One can imagine the days when aristocrats and samurai inhabited these neighborhoods. With
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
997g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568364445
SKU
V9781568364445
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99-15
About Juliet Winters Carpenter
During her thirty-plus years in Japan, award-winning translator JULIET CARPENTER, a graduate of the University of Michigan, has rendered into English a wide array of modern fiction, essays, and poetry by authors such as Kobo Abe, Fumiko Enchi, Machi Tawara, and Ryotaro Shiba. Her most recent translations include Shadow Family, a contemporary mystery by Miyuki Miyabe, and The Sail of ... Read more
Reviews for Seeing Kyoto
"Juliet Winters Carpenter's text is written with elegance, guiding through an incredible experience as though the reader were there in person....I found this book allowed me to see the city with new eyes and appreciate it even more. Carpenter has successfully captured, through lyrical and detailed text and spectacular full page color photos, what there is to experience in Kyoto. ... Read more