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Lonely Planet Travel Literature: Lonely Planet Lost Japan 2/E (Edition 2) (Paperback)
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Lonely Planet Travel Literature: Lonely Planet Lost Japan 2/E (Edition 2) (Paperback)
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from skinglist
Lost or non-existent, I'm really not sure which. So long has passed since Alex Kerr wrote this book that I'm not sure even his Japan exists anymore, but the book is still a great read. Loved the Osaka chapters and the acknowledgemnent that you can be a Japan-o-phile without worshipping the place....
from anikins
alex kerr's writing is like riding the train to visit the quiet elegance of old japan, stopping at times for reality checks--that such elegance is in danger of complete ruin.
from questbird
'Lost Japan' talks about the author's life in Japan and his pursuit of his aesthetic ideal, which he found to some extent in Japan's ancient arts: tea ceremony, kabuki theatre and calligraphy. But the book is entitled 'lost' because the author perceives the decline of these traditional art forms ...
from tracyfox
Lost Japan is a bit dated, but a worthwhile look at how Japan's rush to modernity is changing its culture and landscape. Alex Kerr has a deep love of traditional Japanese arts. He has thatched the roof on his Japanese house in the Iya Valley, befriended Kabuki actors in Tokyo, collected Japanese ...
from drsabs
This short book is a great way to get into key aspects of traditional Japanese art and culture reflecting both the author's scholarship and personal experience. It covers the cultural mores of Kyoto society, the structure of traditional Japanese houses, calligraphy, the significance of kabuki, th...
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