An alternative look at Japanese life, history and cultureYour Rough Guide or Lonely Planet book can tell who where to stay or what to see, but how do you really get under the skin of Japan? In this book Ben Stevens explores the serious and the frivolous, the history and the obsessions of a fascinating nation.Taking an A-Z walk through Japanese culture, A Gaijin's Guide To Japan looks at everything from akachochin bars to chikan (the weird blokes who touch you up on trains), geisha, inari shrines, karaoke, omikuji (sacred lottery) and ending up at zen. With a fair sprinkling of celebrity mentions – from David Beckham to soap opera star Yong-sama – and handy guides to kanji and sushi this is the perfect book for the Japanophile in all of us.Ideal for readers planning a visit to Japan but also to armchair fans of Japanese culture.
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Ben Stevens. A Gaijin's Guide to Japan: An alternative look at Japanese life, history and culture
A GAIJIN’S GUIDE TO JAPAN. An alternative look at Japanese life, history and culture. Ben Stevens
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
A. ABE, SADA
AINU
AKACHOCHIN
AKANAME
B. BASEBALL
BECKHAM, DAVID
BENKEI
BLACK SHIPS, THE
BON
BONSAI
BOWING
BUDDHISM
BUDŦ
BURAKUMIN
BUSHIDŦ
BUSHUSURU
BUSH WARBLER, JAPANESE
BYŦBU
C. CHIKAMATSU, MONZAEMON
CHIKAN
CHIKATETSU SARIN JIKEN (SUBWAY SARIN INCIDENT)
‘CHIN-CHIN’
CHťMEI, KAMO NO
CREATION MYTH, JAPANESE
D. DAIBUTSU
DHARMA DOLLS
DIAZ, CAMERON
DťJť
DťKYť
DRINK DRIVING
E. EARTHQUAKES
EATING
EEYORE
ELECTRIC TOILETS
ENGLISH, JAPANESE
ENKA
F. FUGU
FUJI-SAN
FURIN
FUTON
G. GAIJIN
GAMBATTE
GAME SHOWS, JAPANESE
GAWPING
GEISHA
GENJI, THE TALE OF
GESTURES
GIRI
GLOVER, THOMAS
GOLF
H. HACHIKO
HAIKU
HANPO
HASHI
HATSUYUME
HIBAKUSHA
HIGAN
HINOMARU
HOSUTESU BAR
I. IGO
IKEBANA
INARI
IRASHAIMASE
ISHIHARA, SHINTARO
J. JANKENPON
JAYWALKING
JINJA
JOZU
JUDť
JUKEN JIGOKU
JUZU
K. KABUKI
KAMIKAZE
KANA
KANJI
KAPPA
KAPUSERU HOTERU
KARAOKE
KARŦSHI
KATA
KATORISENKO
KAWARA
KAWASHIMA, RYUTA
KEIGO
KEMPEITAI
KENDAMA
KI
KIMONO
KNIFE, SHONEN
KOINOBORI
KUMADE
KUIZU MIRIONEA
M. MA
MAKIWARA
MANEKI NEKO
MANGA
MANSHUN
MEIJI RESTORATION
MEISHI
MIFUNE, TOSHIRO
MINAMATA
MONKEY
MONSTER WITH 21 FACES
MR
MUNENORI, YAGYU
MURAKAMI, HARUKI
N. NAGAI, TAKASHI
NAGINATA
NAMBANJIN
NANSHOKU
NATTť
NEMAWASHI
NINGEN-SENGEN
NINJA
NOH
O. ODEN
OMIKUJI
ONI
ONIGIRI
ONODA, HIRť
ONSEN
ORIGAMI
OTEDAMA
OYAMA, MASUTATSU ‘MAS’
P. PACHINKO
PARASOLS
PARIS SYNDROME
PORNOGRAPHY
PORTABLE ASHTRAYS
R. RABU HOTERU
RAMEN
RAP, GRANNY
RAT-FACE, MS
REBELLION OF THE GRASS
REVENGE OF THE FORTY-SEVEN RťNIN, THE
RIOTS, RICE
RYOKAN
RYOTEI
S. SAKAMOTO, RYŦ MA
SAKE
SAKURA
SAMURAI
SANGOKUJIN
SARARIMAN
SASAKAWA, RYOICHI
SASHIMI
SCOOTERS
SE-GA-TAKAI
SEIJIN NO HI
SEIZA
SELF-DEFENCE FORCE, JAPANESE
SENSU
SENTť
SETSUBUN
SHAMISEN
SHICHIFUKUJIN
SHIKATA-GA-NAI
SHIMABARA REBELLION
SHINKANSEN
SHINAI
SHINTO
SHIRO
SHISHI
SHODť
SHŦ GI
SHŦ JI
SHťYU
SONY
SOROBAN
SťSHIKI
SPECTOR, DAVE
SPRING OF TRIVIA
SUMO
SUNAKKU
SUSHI
SUZUKI, REVERENT HIROYUKI
SUZUKI, KOJI
T. TAKARAKUJI
TAKESHI, KITANO
TANUKI
TAMESHIWARI
TATAMI
TAXIS
TEA CEREMONY
TEMPLES
TENGU
TENNť
TSUNAMI
TSURUNEN, MARUTEI
U. UGUISUBARI
UKIYO
UMEBOSHI
V. VENDING MACHINES
W. WA
WABI
WHALING
WHITE DAY
WOKOU
X. XAVIER, FRANCIS
Y. YAKUDOSHI
YAKUZA
YASUKE
YONG-SAMA
YOSHIMOTO, ‘BANANA’
YOSHITOSHI, TSUKIOKA
Z. ZEN
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During this time, the spirits generally fly around and look in on their loved ones, who as well as cleaning the family haka may also hang lanterns outside their homes by way of welcome.
In the film The Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso first comes to know Mr Miyagi through helping him tend his many bonsai. As bonsai require constant care and attention, Mr Miyagi would have needed all the help he could get. In fact, with that many bonsai to look after, it’s doubtful that Mr Miyagi would have been able to hold down his job as a handyman, never mind teach young Danny boy the finer points of Japanese fisticuffs.
