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Japanese Inn.
The beguiling story of the Minaguchi-ya, an ancient inn on the Tokaido Road, founded on the eve of the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. Travellers and guests flow into and past the inn - warriors on the march, lovers fleeing to a new life, pilgrims on their merry expeditions, great men going...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
Hauraki Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; DEDICATION; List of Illustrations; FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS; CHAPTER ONE
- In which the inn is introduced; CHAPTER TWO
- 1569-1582
- In which the inn is founded; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; CHAPTER THREE
- 1582-1605
- In which a reluctant Mochizuki is pushed deeper into innkeeping; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; CHAPTER FOUR
- 1947 and 1605-1621-In which I become acquainted with the inn-three and a quarter centuries after its establishment is formally acknowledged; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; FOURTH GENERATION.
- CHAPTER FIVE
- 1651 and Today
- In which the inn becomes involved in a rebellion against Tokugawa rulePRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; SIXTH AND SEVENTH GENERATIONS; CHAPTER SIX
- Today and 1691
- In which the inn shelters important and exotic guests; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; CHAPTER SEVEN
- The 1690s
- Which explores the pleasures offered by a Tokaido post town, and some of the troubles and compensations which come the way of an innkeeper; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; CHAPTER EIGHT
- The 1690s
- Which investigates the medicine shops of Seikenji, and their special attractions; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS.
- CHAPTER NINE
- The 1690s
- Which concerns the light-hearted pilgrims of the TokaidoPRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; CHAPTER TEN
- 1701-1703
- In which the master of the Minaguchi-ya observes the course of a vendetta that stirs all Japan; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH GENERATIONS; CHAPTER ELEVEN
- 1842
- In which one of Japan's great artists visits the Minaguchi-ya; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; SEVENTEENTH GENERATION; CHAPTER TWELVE
- 1820-1893
- Which introduces the Tokaido's Number One Boss; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; EIGHTEENTH GENERATION.
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN
- 1889-1940
- In which the inn successfully makes the transition into modern timesPRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; TWENTIETH GENERATION; CHAPTER FOURTEEN
- 1940-1957
- In which the inn survives the war and the Occupation; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; CHAPTER FIFTEEN
- 1957
- In which the Emperor and Empress of Japan honor the inn as its guests; PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS; THE MENUS FOR THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS MINAGUCHI-YA, 1957; DINNER, OCTOBER 25; BREAKFAST, OCTOBER 26; LUNCHEON, OCTOBER 26; DINNER, OCTOBER 26; BREAKFAST, OCTOBER 27; LUNCHEON, OCTOBER 27; Postscript.