Professor Mariko Tamanoi MORE »
Associate Professor Mariko Tamanoi teaches and conducts research in historical anthropology. She is the author of three books, Under the Shadow of Nationalism: Politics and Poetics of Rural Japanese Women, Crossed Histories: Manchuria in the Age of Empire and the upcoming Memory Maps: The State and Manchuria in Postwar Japan. Born and raised in Japan, Tamanoi came to the United States as a Fulbright scholar, and currently is studying the changing conception of nationality and citizenship in East Asia.

About the Trip

To experience what is truly Japan, one must visit Kyoto and its environs. Spend nine days with UCLA Professor Mariko Tamanoi exploring the cultural heart of Japan, the ancient capital where emperors held court for 1,100 years. See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto and Nara, Japan’s first capital, and the sacred Koya-san. Spend a night in a traditional temple lodge at a 1,200-year-old Buddhist enclave, and visit ancient castles and temples. Experience the time-honored tea ceremony, meet a master calligrapher and other traditional artisans, and savor the renowned vegetarian cuisine, shojin ryori.

$3,195
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