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Tokyo : A View of the City by Donald Richie; with photographs by Joel Sackett is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Tokyo : A View of the City about?

<p>Donald Richie takes the reader on a revealing tour of the different districts of Japan's capital city. Starting from the original centre of Tokyo – the Imperial Palace – Richie branches outwards, taking in other areas such as Yoshiwara, the original red-light district, and Ginza, the world-famous shipping street. The author has kept a diary for the entire time he has lived in Tokyo, and excerpts from it provide on-the-spot insights into the significance of fashions and fads in Japanese culture (for example the recent Tamagochi craze), as well as the various aspects of life in a small neighborhood. Richie gives a real sense of how Japanese society has changed since the Second World War, yet remained rooted in its past.</p> <p>With the eclectic eye and ear of a film-maker, Richie describes the flavor and idiosyncrasies of this chaotic, teeming city. Tokyo is illustrated with 30 intriguing photographs by Seattle-based photographer, Joel Sackett.</p>

Author

Donald Richie; with photographs by Joel Sackett

Publisher

Reaktion Books

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9781861896148

Subjects

Travel, History, Lifestyle

Updated

2026-03-24