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"""What distinguishes this title from many others purporting to be the last word on the subject is its highly detailed content, reflecting a rare cultural depth and appreciation of subject."" --Stephen Mansfield, The Japan Times ""The book that out-temples all the rest; the essence of Kyoto"" --Kansai Time Out ""More than 100 color photos and 40 full-color guide maps and diagrams of individual sites make this an indispensable guide. Each walk comes with a huge amount of detail and background information. The beauty of the photos makes this almost coffee-table book like in its quality. Yet, it is small enough to carry around."" --Japan Visitor blog"

More than 100 color photos and 40 full-color guide maps and diagrams of individual sites make this an indispensable guide. Each walk comes with a huge amount of detail and background information. The beauty of the photos makes this almost coffee-table book like in its quality. Yet, it is small enough to carry around. --Japan Visitor blog The book that out-temples all the rest; the essence of Kyoto --Kansai Time Out This exhaustively researched book will be an invaluable field guide for any visitor seeking the essentials of its multi-layered heritage. -- Kyoto Journal What distinguishes this title from many others purporting to be the last word on the subject is its highly detailed content, reflecting a rare cultural depth and appreciation of subject. --Stephen Mansfield, The Japan Times

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John H. Martin was a professor of Chinese and Japanese Civilization at the University of Richmond and taught courses in Japanese history, religion and culture at several colleges in New York State. Dr. Martin and his wife, Phyllis G. Martin, have been directors of museums in New York and have traveled extensively in Japan and elsewhere.

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