Mirror of Japan Yamato No Kagami: A Whimsical Tale of Old Japan Whimsical: As in a Literary Trifle Mirror: Latin; Mirabilis, Something to Be Wondered At. (Paperback) - Common
Mirror of Japan, Yamato No Kagami, is a light accounting of Japanese history, tales, and customs of Shinto spirits. It was a land of rules and absolute behavior, where every move was strictly proscribed, where was more important than substance, and every person was ON STAGE at all times. The sliding open of a door brought to the level of a one-act play. A land where persons killing themselves we...