Kyoto's Renaissance : Ancient Capital for Modern Japan

Breen, John (EDT)/ Hiroshi, Maruyama Takagi (EDT)/ Hiroshi, Takagi Maruyama (EDT)

Routledge（2025/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 286 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781041181873

Full Description

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.

Contents

Preface, Introduction: In Search of the Kyoto Modern - John Breen, Maruyama Hiroshi, Takagi Hiroshi, PART 1: Emperor, Rites, and Religion, Chapter 1: The Emperor System and Kyoto: Images of the Ancient Capital (Takagi Hiroshi), Chapter 2: Performing History: Festivals and Pageants in the Making of Modern Kyoto (John Breen), Chapter 3: Buddhism and Society in Modern Kyoto (Tanigawa Yutaka), PART 2: Urban Spaces, Local Communities, and Cityscapes, Chapter 4: The Modern Reorganization of Urban Space and Kyoto's Historicity (Nakagawa Osamu), Chapter 5: The Eleventh-Centenary of the Founding of Heian and the Heian Shrine (Kobayashi Takehiro), Chapter 6: Kyoto Forest Policy: Scenic Beauty and Urban Fringe Forests (Maruyama Hiroshi), PART 3: Industry, Arts, and Craftsmanship, Chapter 7: The Transformation of Early Meiji Kyoto: Becoming an Industrial City (Takaku Reinosuke), Chapter 8: Nihonga Painting in Modern Kyoto (Kuniga Yumiko), Chapter 9: Trends in Modern Ky?-yaki Pottery: On Design in the Meiji Period (Yoshii Takao), The Contributors, Index