Books on Kobe
Here is a small collection of books about the Kobe, kansai region and about Japan.
Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake of January 17, 1995: Lifeline Performance
Editor: Anshel J. Schiff
Price at amazon: $95.00
Description:
The January 17, 1995, Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake struck the Kobe, Japan area.
The earthquake and subsequent fires resulted in 6,300 deaths; 30,000 injuries; destruction of 150,000 buildings;
and left 300,000 homeless. The estimated direct economic losses are $200 billion.
The lifelines, which were concentrated adjacent to Osaka Bay, were in soft soils or fill that both amplified
earthquake motions and liquefied. Transportation systems were severely disrupted and restoration of two primary
expressways required 20 months. The gas, water, and wastewater systems were severely damaged and restoration required
about three months...
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American Women Missionaries at Kobe College, 1873-1909
Author: Noriko Kawamura Ishii
Price at Amazon: $125.00
Description:
This study examines one aspect of American women's professionalization and the implications of
the cross-cultural dialogue between American women missionaries and Japanese students and supporters at Kobe
College between 1873 and 1909.
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Kobe
Author: Marie Luise Dustmann
Price at Amazon: $20.90
Description:
June Makepeace is an Australian living in Kobe, Japan,
working as a hostess in a bar. When she discovers that her boyfriend, Erik, has a
wife and daughter he kept secret, June travels to Tokyo to meet them and everything changes.
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An Adventure Interrupted: The Experiences of an American Woman and Her Son Living in Japan Before and After the Kobe Earthquake
Author: Carolyn S. Underwood
Price at Amazon: $10.95
Description:
Carolyn Underwood is a single mother with a full-time job as an executive in a pharmaceutical company.
In this position she tests every cultural norm held sacred by a traditional Japanese citizen.
As she and her son find their way through the Kobe earthquake, an important message is
brought home to them —that the ability to lean on friends, neighbors and colleagues, regardless of
national or racial mind-set, connects us all under a simple category— fellow humans.
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Kinki Japanese: The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region
Author: D. C. Palter, Kaoru Horiuchi
Price at Amazon: $74.96
Description:
This manual provides concise explanations of Kansai grammar and usage. It also contains illustrations, to aid in cultural understanding.
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Japanese for Busy People: Vol 1
Author: AJALT
Price at Amazon: $17.82
Description:
Aims to guide readers to a fluent use of the Japanese language.
Placing emphasis on language as spoken between educated adults, the integrated approach of the course
increases speed of comprehension. This first volume teaches the basics for communication, providing a foundation for
further study.
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Lonely Planet Japan
Author: Chris Rowthorn, Ray Bartlett, and et al. Justin Ellis
Price at Amazon: $18.26
Description:
Let the bullet train whisk you from futuristic Tokyo to Kyoto’s most exquisite temples.
Join a sake-filled cherry blossom party or the drum beat of a local matsuri.
Pick your own way through sophisticated mega-cities packed with world-class museums.
Then meet the wild snow monkeys of Chubu.
How could one country offer so much? This bestselling guidebook explains it all.
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