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Tells 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. The story of the Minaguchi-ya is a social history of Japan through 400 years, a ringside seat to some of the most stirring events of a stirring period.

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Statler unrolls the guesthouse's long and eventful history in the manner of a Japanese scroll slowly unwinding before our eyes." —Christian Science Monitor

Japanese Inn

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    A Paperback by Oliver Statler

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 12/30/1983 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824808181, 978-0824808181
      ISBN10: 0824808185

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tells 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. The story of the Minaguchi-ya is a social history of Japan through 400 years, a ringside seat to some of the most stirring events of a stirring period.

      Trade Review
      Statler unrolls the guesthouse's long and eventful history in the manner of a Japanese scroll slowly unwinding before our eyes." —Christian Science Monitor

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