Kyoto City of Zen Kyoto City of Zen

Kyoto City of Zen

Visiting the Heritage Sites of Japan's Ancient Capital

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Descripción editorial

This travel pictorial and Japan travel guide captures the sites and soul of Kyoto--Japan's historical and spiritual center.

An elaborate kaleidoscope of craft, artistry and religion, Kyoto is one of the world's most popular travel destinations. Art and design form the weft and warp of this vibrant 1,200-year-old city, home to hundreds of gardens, palaces, villas and magnificent wooden temples, including seventeen UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Like a Zen koan, Kyoto defies easy description. Its citizens may work at Nintendo designing video games, at a company designing precision medical instruments, or sitting cross-legged meticulously affixing micro-thin flakes of gold foil onto a painting. All of them share a living heritage grounded in centuries of traditional culture.

In Kyoto: City of Zen, local Kyoto expert Judith Clancy presents the most important gardens, temples, shrines and palaces of this ancient capital city and enduring cultural center. In addition to unveiling the city's spiritual and historical riches, this travel book shares with readers the exquisite foods, artistic crafts, religious ceremonies and architectural traditions that have flourished in Kyoto for over a millennium. Tea ceremonies, calligraphy, weaving, pottery, painting, drama, and many more traditional arts and crafts are presented through more than 350 photographs by Ben Simmons, whose images capture the true essence of Kyoto. The city's natural setting also comes into focus as you walk along leafy mountain paths and through spectacular parks and gardens viewing the best foliage each season has to offer.

GÉNERO
Viajes y aventura
PUBLICADO
2013
10 de enero
IDIOMA
EN
Inglés
EXTENSIÓN
144
Páginas
EDITORIAL
Tuttle Publishing
VENTAS
Perseus Books, LLC
TAMAÑO
90.8
MB

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