Stories about 20th Century History in Tokyo
Relaxing RyokanMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427] My husband had his best sleep ever in our ryokan in Japan.
Destinations:
Kochi(Japan) |
Tokyo |
Oita Prefecture |
Nara |
Nagoya |
Hiroshima |
Wakayama Prefecture |
Kochi |
Okinawa |
Kyushu |
Nagano prefecture |
Kagoshima Prefecture |
Uraga |
Ishikawa |
Sapporo |
Nikko |
Hokkaido |
Kyoto |
Kanagawa |
Japan |
Yokohama |
Osaka
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Film Review: Memoirs of a GeishaCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] Based upon the critically acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden, this much-anticipated film tells the tale of Chiyo, a nine-year-old girl from an impoverished family whose father sells her and her sister...
Destinations:
Tokyo |
Japan
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Encroaching Upon the Floating World: An Interview with Artist Michael KniginCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] While scouring the World Wide Web in hopes of purchasing a rare, original Hiroshige woodblock print, I serendipitously happened upon the works of painter and printmaker Michael Knigin. In my quest, I...
Destinations:
Tokyo |
Japan
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Book Review: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio MishimaCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] Set against the backdrop of Post World War II Japan, on the shores of the Yokohama Harbor, Yukio Mishima's now classic work, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea , is a study in contrast:...
Destinations:
Tokyo |
Japan
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Mr. Lowell Goes to AsiaKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] A review of Percival Lowell's The Soul of the Far East, a dusty but nevertheless interesting book.
Destinations:
China |
Tokyo |
Japan |
Seoul |
Beijing |
Korea, S
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Virgil Is To Dante As Oe Is To UsKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] I A beach in Thailand. Turquoise seas, gentle breeze, Bob Dylan's disembodied voice in the background. The bland normality of the scene suggests a tourist brochure. And then -- a midget? A midget. One...
Destinations:
Tokyo |
Japan
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