One Hundred Mountains of Japan
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (542 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0824847520 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Every page yields things never found in other books. “Nowhere in the world do people hold mountains in so much regard as in Japan,” observed the author, Kyya Fukada, in the afterword to his most famous work. More recently, Japan’s national broadcasting company has turned it into a memorable TV series.Fukada himself was bemused by his book’s success: “In the end, the one hundred mountains represent my personal choice and I make no claims for them beyond that.” Yet, half a century after he set down those words, his mountains have become a cultural institution. Ontake is that kind of mountain.”One Hundred Mountains is that kind of book. Consisting of one hundred short essays, each celebrating one notable mountain and its place in Japan’s traditions, the book is an elegantly written eulogy to the landscape, literature, and history that define a people. As one follows the rambling plot along, one is always looking forward to reading more. “The more deeply you go into a long-held tradition, the more secrets and surprises it yields up. The mountain’s inexhaustible treasury of
The book is required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in Japan's mountains, for Hood's translation shows not only how the mountains received their names, but also hints at the destruction of nature then getting underway. That, accompanied by a 40-page introduction, make the book accessible to anyone with even a cursory knowledge of Japanese history and culture. Indeed, this introduction gives context to the book, providing a much-needed rooting of the text in the history of modern Japan. Hood provides a comprehensive glossary for every single historical figure mentioned in the text. (Kyoto Journal) . The introduction itself is a stand-alone wo
By chance, the first high mountain he climbed was Hakusan, the peak that presides over the birthplace of Fukada Kyya, the author of Nihon Hyakumeizan. While living and working in Japan during the 1990s, Martin Hood visited about a third of the country’s One Hundred Mountains. . Now based in Switzerland, he works for an international or
Mountains with literature, folklore, and religions Very good translation of "Nihon Hyakumeizan." I bought both a paperback and a hardcover. The paperback has this beautiful cover photo of the Japan Alps. The hardcover doesn't, but is with cloth cover.