In the ryokan, the traditional Japanese guesthouse, building and landscape are melded in harmonic unity. Art, architecture, and the culture of daily life in ancient Japan as well as ceremonies and rituals, including the tea ceremony, the way of the Samurai, and much more is elucidated and explored in richly illustrated articles.
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Exquisite book about Ryokan,
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Not knowing anything about this sub-species of Japanese art/architecture, this book is a pleasure to read and look at. Highly recommended for anyone wanting an interesting angle into learning about Japan's cultural history. Many many sumptuous photographs offer the concept of the ryokan as Japan's version of a domicile Gesamtkunstwerk. A slight criticism might be that the author relies too much on quoting passages from others, but this is a minor point, the topics and illlustrations carry the day here.
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One of the most beautiful books,
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This is one of the most beautiful books on Japan that I've seen. Lovely colored pictures throughout, plus information on everything applicable to Japan. It's a fabulous book that you can look at and enjoy over and over. I have many books on Japan and this is definitely at the top of my list! Worth every penny and then some...
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Treasures of Japan,
This review is from: Ryokan: A Japanese Tradition (Hardcover)
Having stayed in a 400 year-old ryokan in Kyoto, it was a pleasure to read more about them and their history.
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Travelers lodging at a ryokan - a Japanese inn - can experience at first hand and in depth Japan's handed down customs and traditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Niki Club, Fujiya Hotel Ltd, Bruno Taut, Chikurin-in Gunpou-en, Zen Buddhism, New Palace, Kamakura Period, National Treasure, Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Vincent van Gogh, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Amaterasu Omikami, Chikutei Yagyu-no-sho, The Ishidaya, Unkoku School, Shigenari Kimura, New York, Piet Mondrian, Engelbert Kämpfer, Frank Lloyd Wright Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Travelers lodging at a ryokan - a Japanese inn - can experience at first hand and in depth Japan's handed down customs and traditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shoin style, sukiya style, borrowed scenery, picture scrolls Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Niki Club, Fujiya Hotel Ltd, Bruno Taut, Chikurin-in Gunpou-en, Zen Buddhism, New Palace, Kamakura Period, National Treasure, Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Vincent van Gogh, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Amaterasu Omikami, Chikutei Yagyu-no-sho, The Ishidaya, Unkoku School, Shigenari Kimura, New York, Piet Mondrian, Engelbert Kämpfer, Frank Lloyd Wright Browse Sample Pages:
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