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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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Whelan, Christal, 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo : Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2014]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	National characteristics, Japanese. Japan > Civilization. Japan > Social conditions. Popular culture > Japan.