Kyoto: A Cultural Guide to Japan's Ancient Imperial City

by John H. Martin and Phyllis G. Martin

Book Overview

To experience the essence of Kyoto, one should walk its avenues and its streets, its alleys and its byways. Only in this manner can one appreciate the spirit of the place-its quiet lanes, its bustling... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804819556
• ISBN13: 9780804819558
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

A good companion

Kyoto: A Cultural Guide ... by John and Phyllis Martin is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow, and interesting companion to take along with you on your wanderings throughout Japan's ancient capital city. Organized in a series of "Tours," with titles such as "The 1,001 Golden Kannon of Sanjusangen-do, the General, and the Potter," the book whets your appetite for information, and delivers - in both historical and contemporary matters. I am using this book as a text for an English class teaching long-time Japanese residents of Kyoto; we are all learning from it. There is enough opinion included in the book to keep it from being dull, yet not too much to keep if from being informative. I would recommend it to newcomers and to old Japan hands, too.