Things Japanese
An early account of Japan''s culture and customs, already vanishing as Japan lept into modernity in the late 20th century.
Basil Hall Chamberlain left Britain after suffering a nervous breakdown. His destination: a Japan no less than 5 years into the Meiji period. There he studied the Japanese language and worked as a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University. Things Japanese, written like a gloss...
An early account of Japan''s culture and customs, already vanishing as Japan lept into modernity in the late 20th century.
Basil Hall Chamberlain left Britain after suffering a nervous breakdown. His destination: a Japan no less than 5 years into the Meiji period. There he studied the Japanese language and worked as a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University. Things Japanese, written like a gloss...
