This book identifies and describes the sensual and visual pleasures that make Japan such a seductive place for both residents and visitors, from its incredible collection of entertainment districts to the indescribable beauty of its coastlines and offshore islands.
Journalist-author Boyé Lafayette De Mente delves into his 60 years of experience of living in, working in, traveling in and writing 30-plus pioneer books on the Japanese way in all areas of life to present a smorgasbord of the many things that make Japan one of the most unusual, attractive and seductive countries in the world—with invaluable insights into how to enjoy the sensual and visual feast!
Chapters include: Modern & Traditional Japan, Origins of the Beauty Elements in Japanese Culture, The Essentials of Enjoying Japan, The Climate, The People, and a comprehensive list of the pleasures, from the basic pleasure theme in Japanese culture in all of its different forms from dining and the night-time entertainment trades to its fertility festivals.,
Whatever your interest may be, Exotic Japan will inform, delight, and titillate you. It includes survival- type key words and phrases in Japanese with their equivalents in English phonetics so you can pronounce them perfectly without any previous study or practice.
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Journalist-author Boyé Lafayette De Mente delves into his 60 years of experience of living in, working in, traveling in and writing 30-plus pioneer books on the Japanese way in all areas of life to present a smorgasbord of the many things that make Japan one of the most unusual, attractive and seductive countries in the world—with invaluable insights into how to enjoy the sensual and visual feast!
Whatever your interest may be, Exotic Japan will inform, delight, and titillate you. It includes survival- type key words and phrases in Japanese with their equivalents in English phonetics so you can pro-nounce them perfectly without any previous study or practice.
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