Encyclopedia of Japan (CD-ROM) [Audio CD]

Kodansha International (Creator)

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Kodansha, Limited; CD-Rom edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4062099373
• ISBN-13: 978-4062099370
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,644,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of its kind, August 20, 2011

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Luther Link "art historian" (Tokyo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Japan (CD-ROM) (Audio CD)

The reason this is the best of its kind is that the CDROm is based on the Kodansha encylopedia, and most of the contributors are Japanese specialists. Articles are far more accurate than one can find elsewhere. Not that there is much competition. If it is writers, politicians, aesthetics, Zen masters or categories of ghosts [far more than in the West] or different aspects of the Buddha, this work will help. Too bad that it will shortly be "out of print." An odd feature is that the identical work purchased in Japan [where I live] is 300% more expensive!