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Author : Judith Clancy
Release : 2009-10-01
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 912/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Exploring Kyoto by : Judith Clancy
Download or read book Exploring Kyoto written by Judith Clancy. This book was released on 2009-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition of the acclaimed guidebook to Japan's most popular tourist destination.
Author : Lonely Planet
Release : 2018-08-01
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 306/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Lonely Planet Kyoto by : Lonely Planet
Download or read book Lonely Planet Kyoto written by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2018-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet's Kyoto is your most up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk through vermillion gates towards the summit of Fushimi Inari-Taisha; glimpse 'old Japan' in the lanes of Gion; and time your trip for the best cherry blossom and crimson maple leaves -all with your trusted travel companion.
Author : Judith Clancy
Release : 2012-09-18
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 496/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide by : Judith Clancy
Download or read book Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide written by Judith Clancy. This book was released on 2012-09-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebook updated for 2020! Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide. Over 100 all new must-visit restaurants + revisions throughout. (Print edition is unchanged.) Machiya, or townhouses, are traditional wooden dwellings in Kyoto that evoke the elegance and culture of Japan's old capital with their architectural details, beautiful gardens, and intimate rooms. Many have been converted into restaurants to create unforgettable dining experiences. Enjoying healthy food in a historic, traditional Kyoto environment is a rare pleasure. Here are some 130 restaurant listings (food, decor, hours, addresses, prices, maps, and index) and a photographic guide to machiya architecture, culture, and aesthetics. Judith Clancy has lived in Japan since 1970 and is the author of Exploring Kyoto. Ben Simmons is a Japan-based photographer.
Author : Marc Treib
Release : 2019
Genre : Gardens
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 677/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto by : Marc Treib
Download or read book A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto written by Marc Treib. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the introductory essays are individual entries for more than 50 temple and palace gardens. The text is augmented by an excellent selection of photographs, historical prints, maps, and color plates.
Author : Jennifer S. Prough
Release : 2022-02-28
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 686/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kyoto Revisited by : Jennifer S. Prough
Download or read book Kyoto Revisited written by Jennifer S. Prough. This book was released on 2022-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a charm to Kyoto. Surrounded by lush green hills, the city feels alive with nature, history, culture—and tourists. At once ancient capital, modern city, and home to numerous cultural heritage sites, Kyoto looms large in the promotion of Japanese culture at home and abroad. In the wake of years of economic recession followed by the national promotion of “cool Japan” in popular culture and tourism of the twenty-first century, anthropologist Jennifer Prough sets out to examine how the city’s history and culture have been mobilized to create heritage experiences for today’s tourists. The heart of her book, Kyoto Revisited, centers on what it means to produce these for visitors, why seeing and feeling culture and tradition appeal to both domestic and international travelers, and the challenges faced by a heritage tourism city. As Prough’s study suggests, heritage has multiple meanings. It is created as interested parties—state and local, public and private—tell different stories about the past, which are marketed in response to tourists’ desire for face-to-face engagement in an experience economy. Her work examines several prominent features of Kyoto tourism, including promotion plans, heritage neighborhood renovation, the role of the seasons and traditional aesthetics in citywide events, the appeal of sites commemorating the Meiji restoration, and the trend of walking in the heritage district in a rented kimono. Throughout Prough brings together scholarship from Japanese studies, heritage studies, and the anthropology of tourism to highlight the interplay between the romantic desire for heritage tourism and the emphasis on “personal experience” (taiken) in the visitor industry today. Experience has long been an integral part of tourism—even as what counts as experience has shifted across time and place (from taking a photo to staying with locals to trying one’s hand at a traditional craft)—yet these touristic desires take on a new tinge in the experience economy. Kyoto Revisited demonstrates not only how the past has been used to construct the city’s identity and shape understandings of Japan for travelers, but also how these speak to broader trends in our contemporary moment.
