Small Exhibition “From Our Rare Book Collection” (September 2015)
This month’s book to be displayed is “The capital of the Tycoon: a narrative of a three years’ residence in Japan,” published in 1863 in two volumes.
The author Sir Rutherford Alcock KCB (1809-1897) arrived in Japan in 1859 as a diplomat and served as the first British Consul General in Japan. This book provides a detailed account of Japanese society and culture based on his first three years of residence in Japan. Most of the illustrations in this book were drawn by the author.
Outline
Dates | Monday, September 7 – Friday, September 11, 10:00a.m. - 7:00p.m. |
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Place | 1st floor, JFIC Library 4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004 Access |
Reference | JFIC Library Small Exhibition “From Our Rare Book Collection” (September 2015) (PDF:174KB) |
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