Travelers' Tales Japan

True Stories

Donald W. George, Amy Greimann Carlson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

448 Seiten

2005
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-932361-25-4 (ISBN)

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What is it about Japan that so beguiles foreigners? It is a small country and yet an economic powerhouse, a land of great natural beauty from green-cloaked mountains to glistening rice paddies a place of intricate arts and crafts and amazing cuisine, and home to a people whose kindness and sensitivity surprise westerners at each turn. It is no wonder that Japan simultaneously astonishes, delights, and frustrates travelers, and the diverse tales in this book reveal the nation in all its contradictions: a place of tranquil temples and high-tech toilets, exquisite ancient inns and lurid love hotels, where electric baths sit beside indoor ski slopes, and cherry blossoms fall on kindly grandmothers, cynical salarymen, wise monks, and wild lovers alike. Gathered in this collection are pieces by several notable authors, each offering anecdotes that tell of encounters to be had or avoided, each with uncommon insight to enrich the traveler's experience.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.8.2005
Reihe/Serie	Travelers' Tales Guides
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Sebastopol
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 203 mm
Gewicht	439 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
ISBN-10	1-932361-25-1 / 1932361251
ISBN-13	978-1-932361-25-4 / 9781932361254
Zustand	Neuware