New Travel Guidebook Introduces Japan's Queer Culture and History

A Travel Guide to Queer Japan: Exploring Queer Spirits explores Japan's queer spirits via historical and religious locations throughout the country.

Tokyo, Japan (PRWeb) March 17, 2007 -- Author Masashi Harada has published a travel guidebook for Japan with a twist. A Travel Guide to Queer Japan: Exploring Queer Spirits focuses on love and intimate relationships between men in Japanese history in conjunction with Lulu (www.lulu.com).

Japan has a long history related to love and intimate relations between the same sex. Spiritual relations and intimacy between men and the beauty of young men are accepted and respected among Japanese people. A Travel Guide to Queer Japan: Exploring Queer Spirits explores Japan's queer spirits via historical and religious locations throughout the country. Included are queer towns, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples related to queer people or queer historical persons. In addition to descriptions, more than 110 pictures and travel information with location maps are included as well in this book.

A Travel Guide to Queer Japan: Exploring Queer Spirits is divided into three parts: Queer Towns; Shinto Shrines and Buddhist Temples for Queer People; and Queer Persons. First, both old and current queer towns are introduced, from Kyoto to Tokyo. Second, based on old stories related to queer spirits, readers are led through various Japanese travel spots. Third, queer persons of Japanese historical significance are covered, such as samurais and writers. On the whole, the book provides readers with a broad view of Japanese queer history and culture when traveling to the beloved country.

A Travel Guide to Queer Japan: Exploring Queer Spirits is available for sale now in printed form at Lulu (www.lulu.com) and popular online booksellers.

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