Offers a brief survey of Japanese history, culture, society, language, and character, and includes craft projects
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This clearly written and succinct volume romps through Japan's history and provides useful cultural descriptions and essays. --Contexts
It succeeds admirably in its goal of making the present country comprehensible through a narrative of its past, with asides on everything from bonsai to zazen, in a brisk, highly readable style...you could easily read it on the flight over, if you skip the movie. --The Washington Post
... delightfully written... Its conciseness makes it one of the best books for a traveller to read before visiting Japan. --Academic Library Book ReviewTames's readably concise survey of Japanese history comes supplied with an impressive array of facts and statistics. --The TLS
Features key geographical, historical and cultural facts
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