Osaka 2001: ... at the dawn of a new millenium

Tokyo Story and Tokyo Daze

For those new to the study of Japan, here's an opportunity to explore two of the nation's most important urban areas and, while there, to examine both aspects of the physical space the city occupies and some of the similarities and differences the American visitor might encounter.

Other illustrated Travel Reports from earlier visits since 1999 and as part of the instructor's recent sabbatical spent at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities in Hikone are also accessible for those interested in further exploration.

Visual Literacy Exercise

An exercise based on selected woodblock prints from a famous mid-nineteenth century series by Hiroshige Ando depicting scenic views along the Tokaido ("Eastern Sea Route") highway linking Edo (the modern city of Tokyo) and Kyoto, the center of Japanese imperial court life.