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Kyoto City of Zen: Visiting the Heritage Sites of Japan''s Ancient Capital

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By (author): Ben Simmons Clancy Judith Clancy

Whether you are interested in this unique city's history or are planning to travel to Kyoto, Kyoto City of Zen will serve as inspiration and provide invaluable insight into Kyoto's culture.

This travel pictorial and Japan travel guide captures the sites and soul of KyotoJapan's historical and spiritual center. An elaborate kaleidoscope of craft, artistry and religion, Kyoto is one of the world's most popular travel destinations. Art and design form the weft and warp of this vibrant 1,200-year-old city, home to hundreds of gardens, palaces, villas and magnificent wooden templesincluding seventeen UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Like a Zen koan, Kyoto defies easy description. Its citizens may work at Nintendo designing video games, at a company designing precision medical instruments, or sitting cross-legged meticulously affixing micro-thin flakes of gold foil onto a painting. All of them share a living heritage grounded in centuries of traditional culture.

In Kyoto City of Zen, local expert Judith Clancy presents the most important gardens, temples, shrines and palaces of this ancient capital city and enduring cultural center. In addition to unveiling the city's spiritual and historical riches, this travel book shares with readers the exquisite foods, artistic crafts, religious ceremonies and architectural traditions that have flourished in Kyoto for over a millennium.

Tea ceremonies, calligraphy, weaving, pottery, painting, drama, and many more traditional arts and crafts are presented through more than 350 photographs by Ben Simmonswhose images capture the true essence of Kyoto. The city's natural setting also comes into focus as the book guides you along leafy mountain paths and through spectacular parks and gardenshighlighting the best foliage each season has to offer. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 709g
  • Dimensions: 203 x 203mm
  • Publication Date: 29 Oct 2019
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9784805315408

About Ben SimmonsClancyJudith Clancy

A resident of Kyoto for over 40 years Judith Clancy lives in a 120-year-old converted weaver's studio in Nishijin Kyoto's weaving and dyeing district. Originally she studied the tea ceremony for six years at Urasenke the tea school on the heartland of Japan's culture. Her first book Naturescapes was a tribute to the work of her Ikebana teacher Tamura Sukio. Clancy is also the author of Exploring Kyoto a book offer 27 wonderful expeditions through the city. For 10 years Clancy was the English-speaking secretary to the head of the International Division at the Kanebo headquarters a company founded on textiles which eventually expanded to cosmetics pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs. Today Clancy interprets for different groups and teaches about Kyoto's history and culture as well as teaching English at Otani University. Ben Simmons is a longtime Japan resident whose photos have appeared in books magazines and exhibitions worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the United Nations. He holds an MFA from the University of Florida. Some of his other book projects are Tokyo Megacity and Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms both published by Tuttle.

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