Japan

"e;the author vividly captures the scenery visitors are mesmerized by, so it's best for you to follow the path set out by the author as you imagine yourself exploring Kyoto. -- …

Anyone who spends even a little time in Japan will have a few good stories to tell when they get back home. But rubbing elbows with the Japanese, on their own turf, is good for …

Acclaimed Japanese poet Yorifumi Yaguchi has turned his writing attention to telling what he experienced as a child growing up on the island of Honshu in the late 1930s and '40s. …

This classic text of Japanese culture contains a wealth of information about traditional Japan and Japanese customs.Pawnshops and handmade paper, shoe shiners and Shinto jugglers, …

Two years out of college and with a degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Victoria Riccardi left a boyfriend, a rent-controlled New York City apartment, and a plum job in …

The daughter of a country parson, Isabella Bird was advised to travel for her health. Bird's compliance with her doctor's orders took her to the wildest regions of the American …

Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was one of Japan's greatest poets and translators from classical Japanese. Her output was extraordinary, including twenty volumes of poetry and the most …

The only guide you'll need for getting around Tokyo! Everything you need is in this one convenient Japan travel guide--including a large pull-out map! For travelers who want to …

Tokyo Travel Sketchbook traces the journey of illustrator and graphic designer Amaia Arrazola on a four-week trip through the beating heart of Tokyo.When Arrazola accepts a month …

Tokyo is home to a creative and daring street-style scene, rich with subcultures and shaped by constant motion. In Tokyo Street Style, fashion writer Yoko Yagi explores influential …