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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP A new fiber goes to Mars Kuraray Co., Ltd. Written by Machida Masako, Photo by Ogawa Hiroyuki Other photo credit: Kuraray Co., Lt

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Japan Travelogue KANDA JIMBOCHO The World's Greatest Second-hand Book Store District Written by Fukuda Yusuke Photos by Kono

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Japan Travelogue Image (1)Kanda Jimbocho, Tokyo (2)Osaka japanese One store, Oya Shobo, specializes in works fro

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Image Kanda Jimbocho (1) Ochanomizu Station (JR) (10) Meidai Street (19) Tamura Shoten (2) Awaji-cho Station (Eidan subway) (11)

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA Discovering Japan No.24,2003 Special Feature* Japan, A Land of Forests Surrounded by the Sea Trees and Forests, Part of the

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP cover interview Rising Star Becomes Hollywood Heroine KOYUKI Written by Tsuchiya Komei, Photo by Takahashi Noboru

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Living in Japan Making People Laugh, With an Eye to the Future Patrick Harlan Written by Takahashi Hidemine Photos by Akagi Ko

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Forests at World Heritage Sites Some wooded areas of Japan have been named UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Two World

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine Tochigi Prefecture The Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine was built to honor the memory of Tokugawa Ie

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* image Shirakami Mountains Aomori and Akita Prefectures One of the world's largest beech forests spreads over th

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Trees and Forests, Part of the Cultural Fabric of Japan Groundwater captured by tree roots, edible wild plants

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Communing with nature once more Lifestyles changed during the post-war economic boom, and the Japanese had less

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Woodlands in the City Center A Natural Forest with an Artificial Beginning Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is an imm

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Gifts from the Forest Since ancient times, life in Japan has been closely linked to the forest. Lumber is used to

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Collecting sap from lacquer trees Lacquerware is one of Japan's best-known traditional crafts. Applying lacq

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Matagi hunters Written by Hijikata Masashi Photos by Okuno Yasuhiko image image Left: Hunters hau

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Tree Lovers The environment is deteriorating and forests are shrinking. For some people, this is such a concern th

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* Listening to trees Iwatani Minae, tree doctor A tree doctor cares for old and majestic trees, examines the condit

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Special Feature* image image Left: Takami Kunio says his biggest worry is that brush fires could spread and burn mature trees. Righ

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.24 March 15, 2003 TOP Bon Appetit! Japanese Culture in the Kitchen Go-moku gohan (serves 4) japanese Image 1 Put 540 ml of rice in a bo