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Top Picks for Japanese Reads!
Riding the trains in Japan: travels in the sacred and super modern east Holland, Patrick
Call Number: 952.049 HOL
Summary: Arriving late in Kyoto Patrick Holland cannot find a room for the night. Homeless and disorientated and in a place where loitering is not encouraged his only solution is to ride the trains. The train journey is the starting point for a book that also describes travels through Vietnam, mountains in the Chinese Himalaya, lost cities of the Silk Road, mist-swathed cemeteries in Japan and the flat plains of Australia.
The colors of Japan Hibi, Sadao
Call Number: 952 COL
Summary: This is a photographic exploration of the characteristic colours of Japan that have appeared repeatedly throughout the centuries in everything from everyday utensils to works of high art. The Colors of Japan is a visually stunning look into the unique use of color in Japanese culture from prehistoric times to the present day.
Getting genki in Japan : the adventures and misadventures of an American family in Tokyo Pond, Karen
Call Number: 952.132 PON
Summary: The unexpected gift of a favored bottle of shiraz from her husband leads to the adventure of a lifetime for Karen Pond and her family--moving from rural Maine to the largest city in the world: Tokyo, Japan. Getting Genki in Japan is a collection of illustrated travel and culture essays and musings of a Down East Mom's absurd and exhilarating adventures in the Far East.
