JAPAN
Land of Beauty and Tradition
JAPAN
Land of Beauty and Tradition
Text Philip Sandoz
Photographs Narumi Yasuda
Tuttle Publishing
Boston • Rutland, Vermont • Tokyo
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.
© 1992 by Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved.
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 92-82612
ISBN 0-8048-2067-8
ISBN 978-1-4629-1680-1 (ebook)
First edition 1992
Printed in Singapore
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The publisher would like to thank Takeshi Kojima for his photographs of the fall foliage on page 26 and the geisha on page 32.
CAPTIONS
p. 1 Cherry blossoms, Chion’in, Kyoto pp. 2-3 Rice harvest, Miyagi Prefecture pp. 4-5 (title page) Sumiyoshi Shrine, Osaka p. 6 Chrysanthemums, Tokyo p. 72 Carp streamers, Tokyo
Contents
TOKYO
MOUNT FUJI
KYOTO
NARA
THE INLAND SEA
Channel of Commerce and Culture
THE JAPAN ALPS
TOHOKU
KYUSHU
HOKKAIDO
HIDDEN DESTINATIONS
LAND OF FOLK CRAFTS
Dolls in All Shapes and Styles
Introduction
