Geoffrey Bownas, widely known over the last half century for his writings, translations, broadcasts and commentaries relating to Japan, and an eminent Japanese Studies scholar who pioneered teaching i
The ritual of rainmaking is one of half a dozen Japanese folk practices and festivals described in this book. The story of rainmaking ceremonies begins with personal experience and then draws on the
The definitive anthology-unrivalled in scope and content A millennium and a half old, Japan's poetry is widely known and loved around the world. Covering the earliest primitive period through the Nar
