Travel Books
Cultural
Consumption
Tuttle showcases ancient tradi-
tions in Japan’s World Heritage
Sites (Oct.) by John Dougill, a
professor at Ryukoku University
in Kyoto. The book has been
updated to include all of the
new UNESCO World Heritage
designations since it was last
published in 2014. The smaller
trim size and lower price
($24.99, from $34.95) is an effort to appeal to travelers who
may be looking for a souvenir on the way home from Japan,
Johns says; Tuttle sells its books at airport bookstores
throughout Asia, and in the English-language sections of
Japanese bookshops.
The country’s UNESCO sites are the launchpad for photog-
rapher John Lander’s exploration of historical and natural
wonders in World Heritage Japan (River Books, Oct.), which
will be distributed in North America by ACC. The book was
not published with the Olympics in mind, says ACC v-p and
general manager John Brancati. Rather, it’s the culmination
of Lander’s work photographing his adopted home over thelast 35 years. Another longtime resident, travel writer Pico
Iyer, contributed the preface.
After 32 years in Japan, Iyer stills feels like a newcomer. As
he writes in the introduction to his forthcoming A Beginner’s
Guide to Japan (Knopf, Sept.), which received a starred PW
review, “I call this a ‘beginner’s guide’ not only because it’s
aimed at beginners, but mostly because it’s written by one.”
Drawing on personal reflections and conversations with his wife
and other Japanese friends and family, Iyer’s observations act as
an entrée into a culture.
Swedish food writer Jonas Cramby explores one of Japan’s
most ubiquitous cultural exports in Tokyo for Food Lovers (Hardie
Grant, Aug.). He begins the book with a disclaimer: Given thatguidebooks for Locals
and Experienced Travelers!
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