The Little Book of Japan. Charlotte Anderson

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      Banners bearing the names of sumo wrestlers and sponsors hang in front of a tournament at Ryogoku Arena, Tokyo.

      A red torii arch gate stands out against yellow autumn leaves at a Kyoto Shinto shrine.

      The highly decorative Taiyu- in-byo, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu, is set in the forest in Nikko.

      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd

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      Text copyright © 2013 Charlotte Anderson

       Photographs copyright © 2013 Gorazd Vilhar

       except pages 138 right, 145 bottom: © Sepavo/Dreamstime.com; 138 left, 140 top left and right, 141 bottom left, 146–7 center top: ©JNTO; 139 bottom: ©Imagex/Depositphotos.com; 141 top: © Kobe Convention & Visitors Association/© JNTO; 141 bottom right: © Laser143/Dreamstime.com; 146 bottom left: ©Hokkaido Tourism Organization/© JNTO; 147 top right: ©Videowokart/Dreamstime.com; 147 bottom: ©Toyako Tourist Association; Japanese blossom pattern on front cover: © Msymons/Dreamstime.com

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      ISBN: 978-1-4629-1345-9 (ebook)

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      Shinto priests file in procession at Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture.

      Shizuoka tea fields spread below Mount Fuji; apprentice geisha (maiko) participate in an outdoor tea ceremony; a round window of a teahouse looks out on the garden at Ritsurin Koen in Takamatsu, Shikoku; Kyoto’s important Heian Grand Shrine is surrounded by cherry blossoms in spring.

       CHAPTER 1

       Cultural Icons

       Bonsai

       Castles

       Cherry Blossoms

       Gardens

       Geishas and Maikos

       Koi

       Otaku Culture

       Mount Fuji

       Sushi

       Tattoos

       Trains

       Tea

       CHAPTER 2

       Traditions

       Autumn Foliage

       Calligraphy

       Curtains

       Traditional Footwear

       Japanese Houses

       Ikebana

       Kimonos and Obis

       Bento Boxes

       Onsen

       Rice

       Ryokan

       CHAPTER 3

      

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