{"id":43464,"date":"2018-07-23T23:55:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T03:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=43464"},"modified":"2018-07-24T00:54:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T04:54:05","slug":"jq-magazine-book-review-new-from-tuttle-summer-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/23\/jq-magazine-book-review-new-from-tuttle-summer-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"JQ Magazine: Book Review \u2014 New from Tuttle (Summer 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Rashaad Jorden<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(<\/em><\/strong>Yamagata-ken<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong>, 2008-10) <\/em><\/strong>for<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>JQ\u00a0<\/em>magazine<\/em><\/a><\/u><\/strong>. <\/em><\/strong>A<\/em><\/strong> former<\/em><\/strong> head<\/em><\/strong> of<\/em><\/strong> the<\/em><\/strong> JETAA<\/em><\/strong> Philadelphia<\/em><\/strong> Sub<\/em><\/strong>–<\/em><\/strong>Chapter<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em><\/strong>Rashaad<\/em><\/strong> is<\/em><\/strong> a<\/em><\/strong> graduate<\/em><\/strong> of<\/em><\/strong> Leeds<\/em><\/strong> Beckett<\/em><\/strong> University<\/em><\/strong> with<\/em><\/strong> a<\/em><\/strong> master<\/em><\/strong>\u2019<\/em><\/strong>s<\/em><\/strong> degree<\/em><\/strong> in<\/em><\/strong> responsible<\/em><\/strong> tourism<\/em><\/strong> management<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em><\/strong>For<\/em><\/strong> more<\/em><\/strong> on<\/em><\/strong> his<\/em><\/strong> life<\/em><\/strong> abroad<\/em><\/strong> and<\/em><\/strong> enthusiasm<\/em><\/strong> for<\/em><\/strong> taiko<\/em><\/strong> drumming<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em><\/strong>visit<\/em><\/strong> his<\/em><\/strong> blog<\/em><\/strong> at<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuttle Publishing<\/a> has recently released two books: one showcases the capital of Japan at its hippest and most colorful, while the other is dedicated to the traditional splendor of its castles.<\/p>\n

Tokyo: Capital of Cool<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCapital of cool\u201d sounds like an appropriate phrase to describe the host of the next Olympics. Rob Goss<\/a>\u2019s largely pictorial tribute to Tokyo certainly succeeds in making potential visitors to the capital salivate.<\/p>\n

Subtitled Tokyo\u2019s Most Famous Sights from Asakusa to Harajuku<\/em>, Goss\u2019s work doesn\u2019t intend to be the typical travel guide containing useful recommendations about transportation and accommodation. Most importantly for readers, Goss provides extensive information (much of it historical) about Tokyo\u2019s most popular tourists areas. Of course, the fun of a Tokyo trip isn\u2019t just limited to Shibuya, Ginza, Harajuku, and the rest Goss includes segments devoted to common day trip excursion sites like Kamakura, Nikko and Yokohama.<\/p>\n

While the photographs are obviously the first thing that jumps out at readers\u2014indeed, Ross scores at portraying Tokyo as a youthful, vibrant city\u2014the images are definitely not the only useful tool for prospective visitors. Several maps appear in the book, displaying places of interest that even seasoned travelers may not be aware of.<\/p>\n

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Samurai Castles<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Castles are lot more than opulent fortresses to gaze at\u2014these palaces represent an integral facet of Japanese feudal and military history.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the biggest takeaway readers will get from Jennifer Mitchelhill<\/a>\u2019s Samurai Castles<\/em>. Her work (complemented by photographs from David Green<\/a>) provides a comprehensive introduction to two dozen of Japan\u2019s most prominent castles. History buffs are treated to more aforementioned locales as the author then lists Japan\u2019s 100 most important castles.<\/p>\n

However, before seeking out what venerable fortresses might be in an off-the-beaten prefecture, the author expounds on their rich history (whose use was first recorded in an eighth-century work entitled Nihon Shoki<\/a><\/em>). Architecture aficionados will appreciate the chapter dedicated to such structures, and if you\u2019re motivated to visit one of Japan\u2019s more prestigious castles, you\u2019ll have some idea what you\u2019re looking at, since Mitchelhill supplies meticulous information about each castle, as well as practical tips for prospective visitors.<\/p>\n

For<\/em><\/strong> more information<\/em><\/strong>, visit www.tuttlepublishing.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0more<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>JQ<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>magazine<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0book<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0reviews<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>click here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Rashaad Jorden\u00a0(Yamagata-ken, 2008-10) for\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub–Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master\u2019s degree in responsible tourism management. For more on his life abroad and enthusiasm for taiko drumming, visit his blog at\u00a0www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com. Tuttle Publishing has recently released two books: one showcases the capital of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,40,291,76,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-books","category-jq-magazine","category-photography","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-bj2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43464"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43470,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43464\/revisions\/43470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}