Japanese Landscapes

" From the busy streets of Tokyo to the secluded shores of Kyushu, from the volcanoes of Hokkaido to the temples of Kyoto, the treasured landscapes of Japan are brought to life in this concise visual guide. Drawing upon years of observation, Cotton Mather, P.P. Karan, and Shigeru Iijima explore the complex interaction of culture, time, and space in the evolution of landscapes in Japan. The authors begin with a discussion of the landscape's general characteristics, including paucity of idle land,

Author: Cotton Mather, Pradyumna P. Karan, Shigeru Iijima
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 09/24/1998
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.34h x 7.34w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780813120904

About the Author

Cotton Mather is the author of Beyond the Great Divide.

P.P. Karan, chair of the Japanese Studies committee and professor of geography at the University of Kentucky, is the co-editor of The Japanese City.

Shigeru lijima is professor emeritus of cultural anthropology in the Tokyo Institute of Ethnology.

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