{"product_id":"kansai-cool-9780804850551","title":"Kansai Cool","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cb\u003eIan Condry, MIT professor and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJapan's Media Success Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cb\u003eSimon Winchester, OBE, journalist, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKansai Cool\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cb\u003e--Fernando Cid Lucas, Chief Director \u003ci\u003eRevista Internacional Korkoro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371767603543,"sku":"9780804850551","price":7.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804850551.jpg?v=1730154476","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kansai-cool-9780804850551","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}