Japan: A Living Portrait

by Dorothy Britton and Azby Brown

Japan is alive with much more than tradition. Cities reverberate with the whirl of crisscrossing trains, pulsating neon, and hurry-scurrying crowds. High-tech skyscrapers rise from the rice paddies. Rural festivals unleash a torrent of raw energy in an otherwise tranquil countryside. And ancient volcanoes-after snoozing for centuries-awaken with a thunderous roar to remind the islands' inhabitants of the mighty forces of nature.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770024789
• ISBN13: 9784770024787
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.8" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Japan - A Living Portrait

A wonderful book which captures the essence of both modern and ancient Japan with numerous photos and concise written text. This book gives the reader a very accurate, yet perfectly simple taste of Japan. I highly reccomend this book to those who have never been or those who frequently visit Japan.

Step Into Japanese Arts

Here is a beautifully illustrated world, a door into Japanese painting, architecture, music and visual arts. An introduction to Japanese Shinto and Buddhism. Various articles by thoughtful artists and historians. A fine, illustrated cultural overview of Japan -- recommended for travelers and Japanophiles.