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Exploring Kamakura: A Guide for the Curious Traveler
A historical guide to the temples of Kamakura.
159 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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Michael Cooper
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Michael John Cooper (1930 – 31 March 2018) was an American historian. Briefly a Jesuit himself, Cooper wrote extensively on 15th- and 16th-century encounters between Jesuit missionaries and Japan. He was editor of the journal Monumenta Nipponica in Tokyo for 26 years (1971–1996) and was also formerly a president of the Asiatic Society of Japan.
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Please see: Michael Cooper
Michael John Cooper (1930 – 31 March 2018) was an American historian. Briefly a Jesuit himself, Cooper wrote extensively on 15th- and 16th-century encounters between Jesuit missionaries and Japan. He was editor of the journal Monumenta Nipponica in Tokyo for 26 years (1971–1996) and was also formerly a president of the Asiatic Society of Japan.
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December 12, 2022
When I came to Japan in 1988 I inherited a copy of Exploring Kamakura and have used it many times when visiting there.
Actually, it formed the basis for many trips as the routes and grouping of places to visit, if followed, will take you many temples and shrines neglected by even the most seasoned tourist. I think it is valuable for this alone.
It's a very personal book too with anecdotes about the fellow visitors and the many repeated visits that the author made to particular temples.
I did note however, this time, with the wealth of cross referenced information in Wikipedia, that this book had lost a little magic as my go-to source of information. A few minutes searching pulled out answers to questions that even the author had had and corrections to his suppositions. It would be an interesting project to make a contemporary video commentary on the text and visit all of the places mentioned.
A must, if you love Kamakura.
Actually, it formed the basis for many trips as the routes and grouping of places to visit, if followed, will take you many temples and shrines neglected by even the most seasoned tourist. I think it is valuable for this alone.
It's a very personal book too with anecdotes about the fellow visitors and the many repeated visits that the author made to particular temples.
I did note however, this time, with the wealth of cross referenced information in Wikipedia, that this book had lost a little magic as my go-to source of information. A few minutes searching pulled out answers to questions that even the author had had and corrections to his suppositions. It would be an interesting project to make a contemporary video commentary on the text and visit all of the places mentioned.
A must, if you love Kamakura.
July 21, 2019
A historical guide to the temples of Kamakura. I have the 1986 edition; this book was first published in 1979. When I lived in Tokyo, I spent many Saturdays or Sundays exploring Kamakura, with this guide in hand.
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