Japan: The Culture

This is a book for younger readers about Japan, containing some very beautiful photographs and a good deal of information. It starts out with how Japan is a blending of the modern and the traditional, then discusses the love of nature in Japan. The next section deals with fine arts including the making of handmade paper (I saw a special on this once and it was fascinating), then moves on to the treasures of Japan (which National Geographic did a special on entitled Living Treasures of Japan.)

The next section is about Japanese theater which covers several of the theater forms; this moves on to a discussion of Shinto, Buddhism and Zen. Festivals are discussed next and this takes up a number of pages. Ancient robes are shown (this is the kimono), and then the tea ceremony is covered.

There are a couple pages on Japanese customs and a page of activities one can do on one's own.

A neat book for readers of any age, really.

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Japan main page
Japanese-American Internment Camps index page
Japan and World War II index page