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Tag Archives: Japan
The Red Lantern
Kitagawa Utamaro and The Red lantern Shop, Kyoto, Woodblock printing technique From Process of Printing Wood Engraving (Mokuhan Suritate Junjo), 1956.
Repair and Restoration
A big h/t to Bonnie B. our first and most loyal subscriber for this post on a loving restoration project from Japan. As an antiquarian and secondhand bookseller, I’ve done some minor repairs and restorations over the years, but … Continue reading
National Parks
Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi, September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly … Continue reading
Pandemic Art
The New York City-based Brazilian-born Japanese artist Oscar Oiwa found himself in similar circumstances as many folks when the pandemic began last year. His projects and travels were all postponed, and he found himself locked down in his NYC apartment. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, South America, USA
Tagged Brazil, China, Covid-19, Japan, New York City
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Library, Museum, Spaceship ?
Here at TBTP World HQ, we still sorely miss visiting libraries and museums. So, we are forced to live vicariously for now through virtual travel. We were intrigued to learn about this amazing new project outside of Tokyo that launched … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Architecture, Art, Asia, Books, Libraries, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Japan
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Book Off Japan
Secondhand and used bookstores around the world have been struggling during the Pandemic just like most other retail businesses. But they have the added burden of replenishing their book stocks. Many used booksellers rely on customers bringing in books to … Continue reading
Bookstore Movements, or the Mariko Aoki Phenomenon
The first time that I stumbled upon the so-called Mariko Aoki Phenomenon (青木まりこ現象, Aoki Mariko genshō)I laughed it off as a poor attempt at bathroom humor. But the second time that I read about this Japanese bookstore issue I thought that it … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries, Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, bookstore, Japan, Wikipedia
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North
As some readers know, much of my time is generally occupied finding and selling antiquarian travel books. Although I focus mostly on 19th and early 20th century travel guidebooks, I am interested in other travel literature and unrelated genres, as … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Haiku, Japan, Matsuo Basho, Poetry
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Why not wear a smart mask
The Japanese tech start-up Donut Robotics has upped the game for the face mask by creating a “smart” version capable of translating and transmitting messages from Japanese into eight other languages. The “c-mask” (made from plastic and worn over a … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism : Tokyo (with a twist)
Conceived by a group of book loving entrepreneurs that includes Smiles and Morioka Shoten (the booksellers behind the “single room, single book, bookshop), Bunkitsu opened on December 11, 2018 in a sprawling space that was previously occupied by Aoyama Book Center in … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, Japan, Roppongi, Tokyo
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