Kyoto’s Renaissance
Ancient Capital for Modern Japan
John Breen
Maruyama Hiroshi
Takagi Hiroshi
9781898823926
238 pages
Amsterdam University Press
Overview
Draws on archive of material, a first in English to take an in-depth look at Kyoto’s modern transformation – its reinvention after ‘collapse’ (Meiji Restoration) and relocation of the imperial court to Tokyo. Includes: introduction, chapters on notable historical elements that sustain Kyoto as a quintessentially modern ‘ancient capital’ today.
