Titles for Japanese Culture Day
By Coll Rowe | November 2 2023 | HistorySociologyComparative Literature
After three decades in Japan, Pico Iyer knows the country like few others. In A Beginner’s Guide to Japan, he draws on his years of experience—his travels, conversations, readings, and reflections—to illuminate his adopted home like never before. This is a playful and profound guidebook full of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture.
- Economics > International and Economic Development > International Economics
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media and Society
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media History
- History > Regional History: Asia > History of Japan
- History > Topical History > History of Science and Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian Studies
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Popular Culture
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Technology
- See More
- English > Comparative Literature: Asian > Japanese
- History > Regional History: Asia > History of Japan
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian Literature and Drama
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian Studies
- See More
As much a history of the cherry blossom in Japan as it is the story of one remarkable man, The Sakura Obsession follows the flower from its significance as a symbol of the imperial court, through the dark days of the Second World War, and up to the present-day worldwide fascination with this iconic blossom.
- English > Comparative Literature > Literature by Women
- English > Comparative Literature > Women in Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: Asian > Japanese
- English > Literature > Women and Literature
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian Literature and Drama
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Literature
- See More
- English > Comparative Literature: Asian > Japanese
- History > Period History: Asia > Medieval
- History > Regional History: Asia > History of Japan
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Asian Literature and Drama
- See More
Related articles
For LGBTQIA+ History Month in October, we’re celebrating the shared history of individuals within the community and the importance of the activists who have fought for their rights and the rights of others. We acknowledge the varying and diverse experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community that have shaped history and have led the way for those
Read moreFrom the author of The Immortal King Rao, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, a personal exploration of how technology companies have both fulfilled and exploited the human desire for understanding and connection. Chapter 1 Your Whole Life Will Be Searchable I first encountered the internet at the home of a girl from school whose parents were
Read more