Australia and the occupation of japan scribe, 2008. Ginza an elegant area, always bustling with people in search of good quality products during the day and with business people visiting high class clubs at night. Here are our tips for getting the most out of a visit to ginza. Tokyo tourism tokyo hotels tokyo bed and breakfast tokyo vacation rentals tokyo vacation packages flights to tokyo. A hidden shrine in ginza matcha multilingual japan. He is the author of several books, including bignoting. In japan, the name ginza is synonymous with old wealth, foreign luxury goods, powerful businessmen and wellheeled ladies.
Best families with children restaurants in ginza tokyo nihonbashi. Request this item to view in the librarys reading rooms using your library card. Ginza is not only the center of highend shopping, but it is also where the latest trends from the world over converge with timeless traditions. Its an account of a melbourne academics two years as chair of australian studies at tokyo university. He is the author of several books, including the awardwinning study bignoting. Western women in this study have also invented a colloquialism to allude to sexual availability, with the term zero to hero used to describe many western men who, upon arrival in japan, find themselves highly sought after by some japanese women as prospective partners. Ginza is a tokyo neighborhood esteemed by everyone in japan. But did you know that you could find an ancient shrine tucked away in an unexpected corner of ginza. To make sure that you arrive at this experience when traveling to ginza, heres a guide on what to do and what to check out in the area.
Books under subject heading japan description and travel anecdotes. Orientating japan 1999 the product of a twoyear period teaching at tokyo university as the visiting professor in australian. His major fields of expertise are the cultural histories of war and travel, and western representations of japan. Robin is a professor of literary studies at monash, and the book is described in the blurb as witty and idiosyncratic. The content of the open access version may differ from that of the licensed version. Among his books are hotel asia 1995, legless in ginza. Australia and the occupation of japan, won the new south wales premiers prize for australian history in 2008. Roppongi crossing roman adrian cybriwsky published by university of georgia press cybriwsky, roman adrian. Robin gerster is professor in the school of languages, literatures, cultures and linguistics at monash university. Gerster, a voracious reader of books on japan, manages to. Yurakucho and ginza stations put you close to a small but fiercelooking statue of godzilla, the famous monster who is popular in tokyo right now due to the release of the film shingojira this summer. Ginza is japan s biggest luxury shopping and entertainment district. This ferocious beast can be found in the middle of hibiyas chanter square.
The famous kabuki theater and the former tsukiji fish market are in the area. An anthology of australian literary travelling to the east and his travel book legless in ginza. Robin gerster is a professor in the school of languages, literatures, cultures and linguistics at monash university. One square meter of land in the districts center is worth over ten million yen, making it one of the most expensive real estate in japan.
To learn more about how to request items watch this short online video. Orientating japan by robin gerster 12 copies a potter in japan by bernard leach 11 copies mysterious japan by julian street 11 copies a true description of the mighty kingdoms of japan and siam by francois caron 11 copies travelling solo to japan by bettina guthridge 10 copies japan. Jennifer gribble is an honorary associate professor in the department of english at the university of sydney. He has published widely in the areas of war and travel literatures, including the awardwinning critique bignoting. Cultural expression in modern asia japanese textiles.
At the height of japan s economic glory in the 1990s, ginza land was insanely expensive reaching over 100 million yen for a square meter. On the warpath, peter pierce, robin gerster melbourne. In the 1990s he taught at the university of tokyo, holding the chair in australian studies. Anna goldsworthy, a pianist and writer, is a doctoral candidate at the university of melbourne.
Tokyo metro namboku line 581 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article roppongi. Our first stop is not technically in ginza, but is just two blocks outside the unofficial boundary of the region. There is an open access version for this licensed article that can be read free of charge and without license restrictions. It is a popular upscale shopping area of tokyo, with numerous internationally renowned department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses located in its vicinity. The heroic theme in australian war writing mup, hotel asia. While known mostly as an oldschool shopping area, there are lots of fun things to do in ginza without pulling out your wallet. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Sanno park tower 453 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article building. Its a place where you can find the best shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.
Japan description and travel anecdotes librarything. Travels in atomic sunshine book scribe publications. I just wanted to mention robin gersters book legless in ginza. Orientating japan melbourne university press, 1999, and the cultural history of the australian involvement in the postwar military occupation of japan, travels in atomic sunshine scribe, 2008. Robin gerster legless in ginza is a witty and idiosyncratic picture of japan at a traumatic time in its history. Prices have fallen dramatically but the area remains extremely expensive. Legless in ginza is a witty and idiosyncratic picture of japan at a traum. Depending on the time of day, the faces of this business district will change. Robin gerster lived and worked in tokyo while japan was reverberating with the shocks and. Travels in atomic sunshine, australia and the occupation. The heroic theme in australian war writing 1987 and legless in ginza. Ginza was tokyos first westernstyle shopping district and its still where the old money shops. Posts about cultural expression in modern asia written by rodbyatt. His other books include the social and political history of australia in the 1960s, seizures of youth, the influential critcial anthology of australian responses to asia, hotel asia, and the travel book legless in ginza.
Robin gerster lived and worked in tokyo while japan was reverberating with the shocks and aftershocks of political, bureaucratic, financial and social scandal. Legless in ginza is a witty and idiosyncratic picture of japan at a traumatic time in its history. Into the dark heart of guns, girls, and ganja amit gilboa reason for hope. He is the author of the travel book legless in ginza. Here he presents a picture of japan at a traumatic time in its history. Robin gerster born 1953 is an australian author and academic. The heroic theme in australian war writing 1987, hotel asia 1995, and legless in ginza. If you want to really get to know this fascinating area of tokyo, read on for our picks of the best 50 things to do in ginza. The ginza is tokyo s most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district, featuring numerous department stores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, night clubs and cafes.
The heroic theme in australian war writingmup, and his travel book legless in ginza. Orientating japan 1999, and has published extensively in australia and abroad. In the 1990s he held the chair in australian studies at the university of tokyo an experience which led to the controversial travel book, legless in ginza. Orientating japan robin gerster off the rails in phnom penh. The wide boulevards and narrow lanes of ginza are lined with highend boutiques, department stores and exclusive restaurants.
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