Comments: On Marketing Squash Malt and Some Poppy Pictures

What books on Japanese culture and history will you be reading? The pictures of the Houjiou Godai Matsuri are fascinating. I can't wait to see this years pictures.

Posted by John Gipson at April 29, 2004 06:48 AM

Thanks! I started to list some books in my last post, but I decided to wait. I think I'll list a few in another post very soon.

Posted by AG at April 29, 2004 08:51 AM

One of my favorites is Fosco Maraini's "Meeting With Japan". (The link above is to a review of it). I also like autobiographies, and since I'm a woman, I enjoy women in Japan especially 19th century women...Isabella Byrd, Clara Whitney, and Mary Crawford Fraser.

Posted by M Sinclair Stevens at April 30, 2004 12:18 PM

Try "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan" by Will Ferguson and "Samurai William" by Giles Milton.
There are alot of books on Japan out there but I find few that are worth reading.

Posted by peter at May 3, 2004 04:21 AM