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Book Summary
A unique take on modern life in Tokyo, Japan's capital city. A Japan of trains,
everyday to and fro, carriage scenes and theatre, vistas from the window,
advertising posters. Each to be savoured through a specific Tokyo line - the
Odakyu. Pitched as creative text and colour illustrations, 'Tokyo Commute'
offers on-track and off-track observations. A gallery of mirrors, musings,
memories. This is less documentary than iconography, a poetics of Japanese
routine and etiquette. It offers a wry diary of month-and-weekday observations,
a 'map' of Shinjuku as key station and gathering place, a run of notable Tokyo
locations - from the national bunraku theatre to a Kawasaki
ISBN-13
9781898823063
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Publishing Date
2011-08-31
Total Pages
214
Tokyo Commute: Japanese Customs and Way of Life Viewed from the Odakyu Line
A unique take on modern life in Tokyo, Japan's capital city. A Japan of trains,
everyday to and fro, carriage scenes and theatre, vistas from the window,
advertising posters. Each to be savoured through a specific Tokyo line - the
Odakyu. Pitched as creative text and colour illustrations, 'Tokyo Commute'
offers on-track and off-track observations. A gallery of mirrors, musings,
memories. This is less documentary than iconography, a poetics of Japanese
routine and etiquette. It offers a wry diary of month-and-weekday observations,
a 'map' of Shinjuku as key station and gathering place, a run of notable Tokyo
locations - from the national bunraku theatre to a Kawasaki