Japan. Approaching Fuji

Before you is a book by the renowned Orientalist and art historian Evgeny Semyonovich Shteyner. He is a research professor at the Center for Japanese Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, a laureate of the "Book of the Year" and "Educator" awards, and a great connoisseur of Japan.

"Approaching Fuji" is an incredibly fascinating story about Japan and its people, about their special understanding of life and the nature of things, which has allowed them to bravely endure the most severe trials and always revive their country after any turmoil throughout the ages.

The life of densely populated cities with their tiny houses, the mobile yakitori grill stalls, Russians and Russian culture in Japan, Shinto shrines, and the eternal harmony with nature—this and much more is what the author writes about, turning Japan from a distant land into a close and understandable place for those who wish to know it.