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Book SynopsisIn Kansai Cool anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers profound insights in the only collection of essays to focus on Kansai, Japan's ancient heartland.
Trade Review"This fascinating collection of essays illuminates the mind-blowing diversity of "cool" in contemporary Japan. From Lolita fashion to Buddhist microtemples, this is a must-read for anyone interested the hidden treasures of Kyoto, Osaka and Nara." --
Ian Condry, MIT professor and author of The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story"Christal Whelan's highly intelligent new book on the essence of Japan seems to manage to include a revelation on every page…Endlessly engaging and supremely readable." --
Simon Winchester, OBE, journalist, author of The Professor and the Madman"
Kansai Cool is much more than an excellent guide to visiting this region of the country of the Rising Sun. It is, as the subtitle says, a trip to the cultural heart of Japan, to its most authentic character."
--Fernando Cid Lucas, Chief Director Revista Internacional Korkoro
