Description: We Japanese. Being Descriptions of Many of the Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Festivals, Arts and Crafts of the Japanese besides Numerous other Subject. Yokohama, Fujiya Hotel Ltd, 1934 Second printing, 200pp, original Japanese string binding, with original slip case in Japanese Style, title pasted on the front cover, illustrated, traditional blue cloth case with toggle closureH. S. K. (Shozo) Yamaguchi (1882-1944) was the son-in-law of Sennosuke Yamaguchi (1851-1915) who founded the Fujiya Hotel in 1878. Catering exclusively to foreign guests in the picturesque surroundings of Miyanoshita, it became one of Japan's leading hotels.On becoming manager in 1908, Shozo Yamaguchi began to design menu cards with information on Japanese society and culture printed on the verso.These titbits proved immensely popular with visitors, and he decided to compile them into We Japanese, an elaborate souvenir volume given a literary shine by the pen of the prolific author Frederic de Garis.Sections discuss subjects ranging from bonsai, geishas, and the works of Hokusai to hairstyles, the Japanese zodiac, and the game of Go.Conceived as the first instalment of a three-part series, We Japanese was published in December 1934, this copy being the third edition. Parts two and three were published in 1937 and 1949 respectively,Very nice condition
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Vintage Paperback
Author: Howard De Garis
Publisher: Fujiya Hotel
Topic: Travel
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
