Lost Japan

@book{citeulike:1765653, abstract = {{<P>Drawing on the author's personal experiences of life in Japan over a period of 30 years, <i>Lost Japan</i> takes the reader on a backstage tour of the country's cultural icons. The book explores different facets of Alex Kerr's cultural involvement: friendships with Kabuki actors, buying and selling art, studying calligraphy, exploring rarely visited temples and shrines. The author's experiences underscore the fact that Japan is heading towards environmental and cultural ruin. <P><b>About the Author</b><br> Alex Kerr is an American who lives in Japan. He holds degrees in Japanese Studies from Yale University and Chinese Studies from Oxford University, and is a passionate and knowledgeable collector of East Asian art. He writes and lectures in Japanese, and is associated with the Oomoto Foundation, a Shinto organisation devoted to the practice and teaching of traditional Japanese arts.}}, author = {Kerr, Alex }, citeulike-article-id = {1765653}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0864423705}, keywords = {culture, japan, studies, travel}, month = {April}, posted-at = {2007-10-13 23:46:11}, priority = {0}, publisher = {{Lonely Planet Publications}}, title = {Lost Japan}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0864423705}, year = {1996} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1765653 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1765653 TI - Lost Japan PB - {Lonely Planet Publications} SN - 0864423705 N2 - {<P>Drawing on the author's personal experiences of life in Japan over a period of 30 years, <i>Lost Japan</i> takes the reader on a backstage tour of the country's cultural icons. The book explores different facets of Alex Kerr's cultural involvement: friendships with Kabuki actors, buying and selling art, studying calligraphy, exploring rarely visited temples and shrines. The author's experiences underscore the fact that Japan is heading towards environmental and cultural ruin. <P><b>About the Author</b><br> Alex Kerr is an American who lives in Japan. He holds degrees in Japanese Studies from Yale University and Chinese Studies from Oxford University, and is a passionate and knowledgeable collector of East Asian art. He writes and lectures in Japanese, and is associated with the Oomoto Foundation, a Shinto organisation devoted to the practice and teaching of traditional Japanese arts.} KW - culture KW - japan KW - studies KW - travel AU - Kerr, Alex PY - 1996/04/01/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0864423705 ER -