{"product_id":"the-nightside-of-japan-by-taizo-fujimoto-2w","title":"The Nightside of Japan by Taizo Fujimoto","description":"\u003cp\u003e 39 b\u0026amp;w photos, coloured frontis. Covering the amusement areas of Tokyo: Askusa \u0026amp; Hibiya park, theatres \u0026amp; Yosse or variety halls, Yoshiwara the prostitution quarters. The Ginza, hotels, inns \u0026amp; free lodgings. The Geisha, restaurants \u0026amp; Machiai. Public bath-houses, Shimbashi station to Shinagawa. Amateur wrestling in summer, great fireworks at Ryogoku, autumn night, markets near the end of the year. Conflagration, winter nights amusementsm Karutakai and other games, foods \u0026amp; pass times. The Rikisha-man. Amusements in Kyoto and Osaka. Nicely done study, covering the more unusual aspects of Japanese nightlife, detailed record of less-known aspects. 'Many books have been written on Japan by the Europeans, but as everything was observed with their European eyes, the true features of the country of the 'Rising Sun' could not be satisfactorily exhibited by them. This book is written by one of the Japanese, and although the subjects treated in the book are often trifling matters and belong to things not very important, yet it is sure the reader will find neither fallacies nor misunderstandings, into which foreigners are liable often to fall.' [Preface]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41851913306186,"sku":"2w","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/2w.jpg?v=1765486115","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-nightside-of-japan-by-taizo-fujimoto-2w","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}