Step into Japan as it was presented to English-speaking visitors nearly a century ago.
Published in Yokohama in 1936, Their Japan offers an extensive illustrated survey of Japanese life, customs, festivals, arts, crafts, places, and traditions. The volume contains 345 illustrations, including images in color, and is printed in the traditional Japanese double-leaf format.
Part travel guide, part cultural portrait, and part historical artifact, the book offers a fascinating glimpse into Japan immediately before the profound transformations brought by World War II and postwar modernization.
Step into Japan as it was presented to English-speaking visitors nearly a century ago.
Published in Yokohama in 1936, Their Japan offers an extensive illustrated survey of Japanese life, customs, festivals, arts, crafts, places, and traditions. The volume contains 345 illustrations, including images in color, and is printed in the traditional Japanese double-leaf format.
Part travel guide, part cultural portrait, and part historical artifact, the book offers a fascinating glimpse into Japan immediately before the profound transformations brought by World War II and postwar modernization.
