Rebecca Otowa - My Awesome Japan Adventure

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The Tuttle Story: Books to Span the East and West Many people are surprised to learn that the worlds largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The companys founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.
Immediately after WW II, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the worlds leading independent publishers. Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East.

By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and arta legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its pastinspired by Charles Tuttles core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each. Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. www.tuttlepublishing.com Copyright 2014 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd All rights reserved. No part of this publicationmay be reproduced or utilized in any form orby any means, electronic or mechanical, includingphotocopying, recording, or by any informationstorage and retrieval system, without priorwritten permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
Data for this title is in progress. ISBN: 978-1-4629-1346-6 (ebook) Many thanks to Hino Nishioji Primary School,Omi Merchants Museum of Gokasho, Koga NinjaVillage, calligraphy teacher Junko Funakawa,Toshiro Otowa, Goki Otowa, and Yuki Otowa.Finally, thanks to my family, neighbors, andcitizens of Hino Town for your support.
Illustrations were painted with watercolor onwhite cotton watercolor paper. Distributed byNorth America, Latin America & Europe
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