Meeting with JapanInterpretive description of modern Japan by an Italian linguist and photographer who spent many years there as teacher and traveler. Includes over 150 photographs, 36 in color. |
Contents
THREE TOKYOS IN A CENTURY | 17 |
TOKYO WORLD MELTINGPOT | 38 |
THE EASTERN SEAWAY | 93 |
Copyright | |
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Meeting with Japan: A Personal Introduction to Its People, Their Culture and ... Fosco Maraini No preview available - 2009 |
Meeting with Japan: A Personal Introduction to Its People, Their Culture and ... Fosco Maraini,Eric Mosbacher No preview available - 2013 |
Meeting with Japan: A Personal Introduction to Its People, Their Culture and ... Fosco Maraini,Eric Mosbacher No preview available - 2013 |
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