1960s Era Kyoto Osaka Kobe Japan Kansai Region visitors photo guidebook MAPS----

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Check it out...Here's a unique ORIGINAL 4 3/4" wide by 8 1/4" long 70-paged illustrated photo guidebook from the Kansai Region (Kyoto / Osaka / Kobe) of Japan back in the 1960s Era-The booklet has a front cover that pictures a silhouette of a traditional Japanese pagoda titled "Best in Kyoto- Osaka- Kobe" with lengthy history / info and pictures about the park inside! The cool things are the foldout maps of the regions that are still intact inside- Booklet has light wear and soiling consistent with age and normal use-How many of these survived? What a great VINTAGE item ready for display. This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required.
1960s Era Kyoto Osaka Kobe Japan Kansai Region visitors photo guidebook MAPS----
1960s Era Kyoto Osaka Kobe Japan Kansai Region visitors photo guidebook MAPS----
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Description
Check it out...Here's a unique ORIGINAL 4 3/4" wide by 8 1/4" long 70-paged illustrated photo guidebook from the Kansai Region (Kyoto / Osaka / Kobe) of Japan back in the 1960s Era-The booklet has a front cover that pictures a silhouette of a traditional Japanese pagoda titled "Best in Kyoto- Osaka- Kobe" with lengthy history / info and pictures about the park inside! The cool things are the foldout maps of the regions that are still intact inside- Booklet has light wear and soiling consistent with age and normal use-How many of these survived? What a great VINTAGE item ready for display.
Here is some info on the Kansai region:
The Kansai region or the Kinki region, lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. While the use of the terms "Kansai" and "Kinki" have changed over history, in most modern contexts the use of the two terms is interchangeable. The urban region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto (Keihanshin region) is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area. The terms Kansai, Kinki, and Kinai have a very deep history, dating back almost as far as the nation of Japan itself. As a part of the Ritsuryō reforms of the seventh and eighth centuries, the Gokishichidō system established the provinces of Yamato, Yamashiro, Kawachi, Settsu and Izumi. Kinai and Kinki, both roughly meaning "the neighbourhood of the capital", referred to these provinces. In common usage, Kinai now refers to the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto (Keihanshin) area, the center of the Kansai region. Kansai (literally west of the tollgate) in its original usage refers to the land west of the Osaka Tollgate, the border between Yamashiro Province and Ōmi Province (present-day Kyoto and Shiga prefectures). During the Kamakura period, this border was redefined to include Ōmi and Iga Provinces. It is not until the Edo period that Kansai came to acquire its current form. (see Kamigata) Like all regions of Japan, the Kansai region is not an administrative unit, but rather a cultural and historical one, which emerged much later during the Heian Period after the expansion of Japan saw the development of the Kantō region to the east and the need to differentiate what was previously the center of Japan in Kansai emerged. The Kansai region lays claim to the earliest beginnings of Japanese civilization. It was Nara, the most eastern point on the Silk Road, that became the site of Japan's first permanent capital. This period (AD 710–784) saw the spread of Buddhism to Japan and the construction of Tōdai-ji in 745. The Kansai region also boasts the Shinto religion's holiest shrine at Ise Shrine (built in 690 AD) in Mie prefecture. The Heian period saw the capital moved to Heian-kyō (present-day Kyoto), where it would remain for over a thousand years until the Meiji Restoration. During this golden age, the Kansai region would give birth to traditional Japanese culture. In 788, Saicho, the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism established his monastery at Mount Hiei in Shiga prefecture. Japan's most famous tale, and some say the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji was penned by Murasaki Shikibu while performing as a lady-in-waiting in Heian-kyo. Noh and Kabuki, Japan's traditional dramatic forms both saw their birth and evolution in Kyoto, while Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater, is native to Osaka. Kansai's unique position in Japanese history, plus the lack of damage from wars or natural disasters, has resulted in Kansai region having more UNESCO World Heritage Listings than any other region of Japan. The five World Heritage Listings include: Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area, Himeji Castle, Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities), Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, and Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item!
Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required.
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