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The Forgotten Japanese: Encounters with Rural Life and Folklore
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Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907–1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his modern Japanese classic. From blowfish to landslides, Miyamoto's stories come
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This is a necessary read for anyone interested in Japanese countryside lifestyles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From the book description, I was under the impression the book was about the author's walks through Japan. It is that, but more. He also adds statistics and chapter studies on certain villages.
The author, Miyamoto Tsuneichi, is author of many ethnographical books on Japanese society, but this is the only one I know of that is translated into English. He is quite a well-kn ...more
The author, Miyamoto Tsuneichi, is author of many ethnographical books on Japanese society, but this is the only one I know of that is translated into English. He is quite a well-kn ...more
This is a beautiful, intimate look at the rural life in Japan before and after World War II: the author's interest in the lives of his subjects and his deep respect for them shines through the writing and presents this largely unheard testament to Japanese history without pretension.
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I enjoyed this documentation, a glimpse into a way of life that is largely gone.
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