This revised and updated edition of the Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples and features expanded information on new museums
Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics series answers these questions and more.Division to Un
The swastika has been used for over three thousand years by billions of people in many cultures and religions—including Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism—as an auspicious symbol of the sun and good fort
Essays discuss the Japanese approach to life, Tokyo, symbolic systems, theater, film, television, and other amusements, and what they reveal about Japanese society
A delicious collection of essays, recipes, and practical plant information exploring Japan's thriving culture of foraged foods.From bracken to butterbur to "princess" bamboo, some of Japan's most icon
