“A Day as an Edo Person”
Hinako Sugiura [Winner of the Bungei Shunju Manga Award for “Furyu Edo Suzume”]
Price: 438 yen + tax
Published: November 5, 2005 [8th printing]
Publisher: Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd.
Size: Approximately 15.2 x 10.7 x 1.2 cm
Format: Paperback
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[Book Overview]
A practical and deeply insightful guide to Edo by Hinako Sugiura, a modern-day Edo person.
This book covers the standards of Edo beauty, the occupations of the top three most popular men, clothing, food, and housing, allowing you to understand the lives and tastes of the people of Edo. Furthermore, it includes a study of whether "living like a lord" is easy ("A Day of the Shogun"), the structure of the Ooku ("The Ooku"), and how to appreciate shunga ("Shunga Study").
The author's own illustrations are also included, so you can feel like an Edo person just by reading it.
《Table of Contents》
Chapter 1: Introduction (Street Performers; Lifetime Part-Timer, etc.)
Chapter 2: Beginner Level (Life in a Tenement; Public Baths, etc.)
Chapter 3: Intermediate Level (Sightseeing in Edo (Serious Edition); Sightseeing in Edo (Playful Edition), etc.)
Chapter 4: Advanced Level (How to Travel; Shunga Study, etc.)
[Author Introduction]
Hinako Sugiura [Sugiura Hinako]
Born in Tokyo in 1958 (Showa 33). Writer.
Debuted as a manga artist with "Tsushinshitsu no Ume." Since then, she has consistently drawn works based on Edo customs, and won the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for Excellence for "Gasso" in '84 and the Bungei Shunju Manga Award for "Furyu Edo Suzume" in '88.
※This is introduction information about the author, editor, translator, supervisor, illustrator, etc. that is included in the book.
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[Condition]
Stored at home.
There are no particular damages or stains that make the pages unreadable, but there are stains on the cover.
If you are concerned, please refrain from purchasing. ^o^
○Stored at home.
○Creases: Between pages 39 and 50.
○Stains: On the cover.
○No pets.
○Non-smoking.
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*The book will be packaged and shipped with waterproof protection.
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