The Complete Beginner's Guide to Japan (Hardcover)

April Madden

ISBN 10: 191725914X / ISBN 13: 9781917259149

Published by Danann Media Publishing Limited, 2025

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Hardcover. In the beginning, the story goes, two gods conjured the islands out of primordial cha-os with the tip of a sacred spear. The Great Eight-Island Country, Japan has alwaysfollowed its own unique path, often alone through centuries of deliberate isolation.Contact and conflict with other nations has often taken the form of flashpoints ofsocial and technological shock: firearms, trade ships electric light and atom bombs.Yet despite the challenges that have beset it from outside and from within, Japan hasmaintained and expanded its singular and compelling culture for thousands of years.Today Japan is a key player on the world stage, a technological powerhouse, and anicon of non-aggressive international policy. Amid its hi-tech cities, ancient shrines callthe faithful to venerate heavenly gods and the spirits of the land. Glittering technological marvels vie with traditional folklore; culinary practices and ceremonies to beguilevisitors; and ancient buildings still hide in the shadows of the new. Take a journey into the history of this fascinating island nation and discover someof the people, events and beliefs that have shaped the Land of the Rising Sun. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Japan (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Danann Media Publishing Limited
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 191725914X
• ISBN 13: 9781917259149
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In the beginning, the story goes, two gods conjured the islands out of primordial chaos with the tip of a sacred spear. 

The 'Great Eight-Island Country', Japan has always followed its own unique path, often alone through centuries of deliberate isolation. Contact and conflict with other nations has often taken the form of flashpoints of social and technological shock: firearms, trade ships electric light and atom bombs. Yet despite the challenges that have beset it from outside and from within, Japan has maintained and expanded its singular and compelling culture for thousands of years. Today, Japan is a key player on the world stage, a technological powerhouse, and an icon of non-aggressive international policy. Amid its hi-tech cities, ancient shrines call the faithful to venerate heavenly gods and the spirits of the land. Glittering technological marvels vie with traditional folklore; culinary practices and ceremonies to beguile visitors; and ancient buildings still hide in the shadows of the new. Take a journey into the history of this fascinating island nation and discover some of the people, events and beliefs that have shaped the Land of the Rising Sun.

About the Author

April Madden is an accomplished non-fiction writer and editor. An expert on East Asia, she has assembled a wealth of great material to deliver this comprehensive analysis of Japan, its history, culture and traditions.