A Traveller's History of Japan

A Traveller's History of Japan not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the nation's development but also provides an invaluable introduction to its language, literature and arts, from kabuki to karaoke. This clearly written history explains how a country embedded in the traditions of Shinto, Shoguns and Samurai has achieved stupendous economic growth and dominance in the twentieth century.

• Author
• Richard L. Tames

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 292

• Series
• Traveller's History

• Publisher
• Interlink Publishing Group

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781566564045

• Genres
• japan, history, travel, reference

• Release date
• 2008