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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo : Rutland, Vermont :
Tuttle Publishing,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 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 sprawling, modern port cities of Osaka and Kobe. Kansai is Japan's "second region" after Tokyo, and is at once home to Japan's most traditional cultural centers and its most modern culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 222 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9784805312803 (paperback) 4805312807 (paperback) |