Book Review: The Box Man by Kobo Abe

Japanese Literature: The Box Man by Kobo Abe. Reviewed

Book Review: Seven Japanese Tales by Junichiro Tanizaki

Japanese literature: Seven Japanese Tales by Junichiro Tanizaki

Japanese love hotels a must try when you motorcycle in Japan

¨Japan's "Love Hotels" cater to almost every taste, offering a few hours of reasonably-priced privacy in a crowded country.And with the kind of occupancy rates that most hotels can only dream of, even during economic hard times, they are an almost recession-proof business.¨

Source: Afternoon delight: 'Love Hotels' booming for Japanese

February 17, 2014

The AGE newspaper

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/afternoon-delight-love-hotels-booming-for-japanese-20140217-32v0d.html#ixzz2u6ewIAeJ

Picture: Grilled fish enjoyed for breakfast in Japan

Picture: Grilled fish for breakfast, Japan 

Reasons to motorcycle Japan #1 - Omotenashi - Japanese Customer Service

Video: Omotenashi, Japanese Hospitality

Source: Prime Ministers Office of Japan,

 You Tube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xlf-gQZa3Y

Japanese literature Thirst for love by Yukio Mishima

Thirst for Love by Yukio Mishima

Book Review: Japanese Literature Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki

Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki.

Video: A collection of Japanese television commercials 2013

Tairyobata are colourful banners flown by Japanese fisherman

Photo: Colourful tairyobata

"When a vessel pulls into port with a large catch, it raises a banner called a tairyobata. Tairyobata are characteristically showy in color, both from a superstitious and to be conspicious on a vessel. They are mainly hoisted during festivals these days"

Source: In search of the Ultimate seafood

Travel Notes 2

Nipponica, No 8, 2012, page 23

Eleven ways to explore Japanese literature

Eleven ways to explore Japanese Literature