{"product_id":"mirror-of-japan-yamato-no-dorsey-reaser-9780595380442","title":"Mirror of Japan Yamato no Kagami: A whimsical tale of old Japan Whimsical: as in a literary trifle Mirror: Latin; mirabilis, something To be wondered","description":"\u003ci\u003eMirror of Japan, Yamato No Kagami\u003c\/i\u003e, is a light accounting of Japanese history, tales, and customs of Shinto spirits. It was a land of rules and absolute behavior, where every move was strictly proscribed, where was more important than substance, and every person was \u003cb\u003eON STAGE\u003c\/b\u003e at all times. The sliding open of a door brought to the level of a one-act play. A land where persons killing themselves were required to do so with style and grace. \u003cp\u003eTreachery and betrayal were commonplace and honorable, but wearing an incorrect outfit to court was unforgivable. Forty-seven samurai were sentenced to suicide for proving that point of honor by killing a guilty trickster. Their crime: Not filing proper notice of their intentions. The Forty Seven Samurai are all buried under their headstones. There are in fact forty-eight headstones, but that's another story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn honor of Lafcadio Hearn, who spent his life teaching English to Japanese children. His insight and written observation of Japanese customs and social behavior were helpful in writing this book. Oh, he was from Ohio, which is the Japanese word for Good Morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorsey Reaser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595380441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595380442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Dorsey Reaser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435548717311,"sku":"9780595380442","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb66cf0b-a6fb-41d5-aff4-ed99ed111d10.jpg?v=1777151115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mirror-of-japan-yamato-no-dorsey-reaser-9780595380442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}