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Phila-Nipponica

A bilingual collection of essays that surveys the important people, places, and events that have contributed to the Philadelphia-Japan relationship has been published and is now available for purchase. Please add the proper S&H amount on the product page.

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A bilingual collection of essays that surveys the important people, places, and events that have contributed to the Philadelphia-Japan relationship has been published and is now available for purchase.

The chapters are divided into five sections:
The Nineteenth Century: Early Contacts and Diplomacy
Learning from Each Other: The Role of Commerce and Art
Learning from Each Other: The Japanese in Philadelphia
Learning from Each Other: Philadelphians in Japan
Building Ties to the 21st Century

This is a perfect gift for anyone interested in the history of Philadelphia or the city's ties with Japan.

Contents include:
U.S.S. Mississippi - Perry's Flagship to Japan
Japan and the Philadelphia Centennial
Where, Oh Where Has Miss Saga Gone?
Shofuso - Pine Breeze Villa Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park
Tsuda Umeko at Bryn Mawr
Noguchi Hideyo - Medical Researcher
Robert W. Irwin - Benjamin Franklin's Descendents in Japan
Elizabeth Gray Vining - Tutor to the Crown Prince

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