Japan

by Peter Spry-Leverton &
Peter Kornicki

Photographs by Joel Sackett

Dust Jacket - front:

This is a wonderful book about Japan. The book was published in 1987 by Michael O’Mara Books Limited. The book measures 7 ˝ inches by 10 1/8 inches and contains 192 pages. The dust jacket shows minor signs of wear and the price has been “clipped” and is in good condition. The black cover of the book appears to be paper covered hard boards and has the title in gilt on the spine. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The pages show no signs of rips. The bottom edges of the pages show signs of moisture damage. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of the book is good plus.


Front Cover & Spine

Contents:

    Acknowledgements
    Chronology
  1. Through Western Eyes
  2. Japan and the Outside World
  3. Japan at War
  4. Information and Technology
  5. Town and Country
  6. Domestic and Social Life
  7. International Society and Japan

    8. Bibliographical References
    Index


Title Page

Excerpt – Dust Jacket:
To most Westerners Japan is a mysterious and exotic land of geisha girls and sumo wrestlers; of tea ceremonies and temple gardens – a world of oriental quaintness. These things all still exist in modern Japan but they are of little help in understanding the economic powerhouse which so dominates today’s financial news.

In only 40 years Japan has risen from the catastrophe of World War II to become a world leader in industry and technology. The names of its cars, television sets and cameras are household words throughout the Western world. But it is not only in manufacturing that Japan has led the way; its high literacy rate and low crime levels are the envy of the west…
End excerpt


A nineteenth century photograph showing rickshawmen waiting for business on a city street. The rickshaw dates from the 1870s.


A girl dressed up for the Seven-Five-Three festival, when girls of seven and three and boys of five and three are taken to a Shinto shrine where they will be paraded and photographed and perhaps blessed as well. Shinto is a religion that demands little of its adherents and festivals such as this are more social occasions than religious.


An ultra-modern police box in Tokyo, which is well-known for its abstract design of an owl. This is an appropriate symbol of the quiet and watchful police. Japan is proud of its low crime rate and police boxes are found in most neighbourhoods at large street junctions. Each box is constantly manned and is responsible for a fairly small area.


On a side street in Harajuku, the fashion centre for teenagers and the young at heart, a discarded mannequin is recycled into street art.


Often the same rooms are used for both living and sleeping with bedding stored away during the day and brought out at night. Mattresses called futon are laid out on the floor with a quilt used on top. In the morning the futon are aired on the balconies.


Bathers in a hot-spring pool. Bathing is a ritual in Japan and it is just as much a way of relaxing and mixing socially as getting clean. After washing with soap outside the bath you soak yourself in the waters. At home the family will bathe together before having supper.


Dressed to impress. Children are greatly respected in Japan hence the several festivals held in their honor.

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