A traveller's history of Japan

Description:

A Traveller's History of Japan not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the nation's development but also provides an invaluable introduction to its language, literature and arts, from kabuki to karaoke. This clearly written history explains how a country embedded in the traditions of Shinto, shoguns and samurai has achieved stupendous economic growth and dominance in this century.

subjects: History,  Nonfiction,  Travel,  Civilization,  Japan, history,  Japan, description and travel

Places: Japan