Miyako Holiday
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Okinawa
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Publication Year
1995
Publisher
Borderless Age, Japan
Pages
139
Description
"The author writes of his attempt to enjoy the experience of 'one glorious moment'--a Japanese tourpackage vacation to Miyako Island.
He writes with humor and the sensitivity of one who recognizes his own membership in a class of people of who have traditionally, for more than a century, felt themselves to be economically, culturally, and educationally disadvantaged.
As he says, the lesson to be learned from a trip such as the one he took is a lesson in history as it is unfolding, the consequences of which may be far-reaching and beyond our control, unless we make a concerted effort to care about those consequences and to communicate our concerns to each other"--From Back Cover.
Contents:
An invitation to an island -- Miyako holiday : a subjective account -- packaging tour -- the transitory pleasures of transit -- Heaven is for the humble—but they don't get a room with a view -- The sporting life of the leisure class -- The other side of the fence—where the grass grows greener -- Food for thought -- More thoughts on food -- The appeal of the unfamiliar -- Darkness—the mood of the storm -- Departure—a return to darkness -- One glorious moment : an objective account -- The economic reality -- The price of being young—and the cost of being Okinawan -- Preferential customers -- Water under the bridge -- Notes -- Appendix.
He writes with humor and the sensitivity of one who recognizes his own membership in a class of people of who have traditionally, for more than a century, felt themselves to be economically, culturally, and educationally disadvantaged.
As he says, the lesson to be learned from a trip such as the one he took is a lesson in history as it is unfolding, the consequences of which may be far-reaching and beyond our control, unless we make a concerted effort to care about those consequences and to communicate our concerns to each other"--From Back Cover.
Contents:
An invitation to an island -- Miyako holiday : a subjective account -- packaging tour -- the transitory pleasures of transit -- Heaven is for the humble—but they don't get a room with a view -- The sporting life of the leisure class -- The other side of the fence—where the grass grows greener -- Food for thought -- More thoughts on food -- The appeal of the unfamiliar -- Darkness—the mood of the storm -- Departure—a return to darkness -- One glorious moment : an objective account -- The economic reality -- The price of being young—and the cost of being Okinawan -- Preferential customers -- Water under the bridge -- Notes -- Appendix.
Number of Copies
2
