A01=Gavin Blair
A01=Ornella Civardi
A12=Ayano Otani
Author_Ayano Otani
Author_Gavin Blair
Author_Ornella Civardi
Category=JBCC1
Category=WTH
Category=XAM
Category=XQA
eq_bestseller
eq_fiction
eq_graphic-novels-manga
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
eq_travel
japan japanese geek in travel guide culture etiquette history pop cultural tradition book understanding picture dictionary mind contemporary gift introducing zen anime ainu art icon tourist practice visual illustrated drawing custom modern daily life
Product details
- ISBN 9780804858762
- Weight: 709g
- Dimensions: 152 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 24 Jun 2025
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Discover Japan in 100 Words!
This book captures the essence of Japanese life and culture through 100 carefully selected words. From familiar concepts like zen, kawaii, and anime to lesser-known gems, "Japan in 100 Words" covers it all.
What You'll Learn About:
Beautiful full-color illustrations bring these ideas, places, and objects to life. Whether you're a seasoned Japanophile or a first-time visitor, this book is a perfect addition to your library and a fun, informative guide to Japanese culture.
This book captures the essence of Japanese life and culture through 100 carefully selected words. From familiar concepts like zen, kawaii, and anime to lesser-known gems, "Japan in 100 Words" covers it all.
What You'll Learn About:
- Chochin: Decorative lanterns seen everywhere from shrines and temples to izakaya
- Fugu: The delicacy of carefully prepared (and poisonous) blowfish
- J-pop: The now globally popular musical genre
- Karoshi: Literally translated as "overwork death"
- Omiai: The Japanese version of an arranged marriage
- And much more!
Beautiful full-color illustrations bring these ideas, places, and objects to life. Whether you're a seasoned Japanophile or a first-time visitor, this book is a perfect addition to your library and a fun, informative guide to Japanese culture.
Ornella Civardi has translated and edited the works of celebrated Japanese writers and poets, such as Yukio Mishima, Yasunari Kawabata, Junzaburo Nishiwaki and Yoko Ogawa. She has a degree in Oriental Languages and Literature from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with her thesis focused on Japanese literature. In 2005 she won a prestigious award, the Alcantara Prize, for her translation of Kawabata's Racconti in un palmo di mano (Palm-of-the-Hand Stories).
Gavin Blair has spent nearly two decades as a writer and journalist in Japan. He covers the Japanese entertainment industry for The Christian Science Monitor and The Hollywood Reporter, and reports on Japan for France 24 TV, CBC/Radio-Canada, Al Jazeera, BBC Radio and several other media outlets. He authored Giappone - La vita in zen (Zen in Japanese Culture) (NuiNui)—a visual journey through Zen's influence on all aspects of Japanese life.
Ayano Otani is a Japanese artist and author. She has exhibited her works in pencil, watercolor and paper creations throughout Asia and Europe and has also collaborated with several European fashion designers. With NuiNui she published I Bakedanuki e i fantasmi giapponesi (The Bakedanuki and the Japanese Ghosts), a fairy tale inspired by Japanese folklore.
Gavin Blair has spent nearly two decades as a writer and journalist in Japan. He covers the Japanese entertainment industry for The Christian Science Monitor and The Hollywood Reporter, and reports on Japan for France 24 TV, CBC/Radio-Canada, Al Jazeera, BBC Radio and several other media outlets. He authored Giappone - La vita in zen (Zen in Japanese Culture) (NuiNui)—a visual journey through Zen's influence on all aspects of Japanese life.
Ayano Otani is a Japanese artist and author. She has exhibited her works in pencil, watercolor and paper creations throughout Asia and Europe and has also collaborated with several European fashion designers. With NuiNui she published I Bakedanuki e i fantasmi giapponesi (The Bakedanuki and the Japanese Ghosts), a fairy tale inspired by Japanese folklore.
