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The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City

First published: 2019
Pages: 274

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The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City by Anna Sherman is an elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo and its residents. From 1632 until 1854, Japan’s rulers restricted contact with foreign countries, fostering a remarkable and unique culture that endures to this day. This exploration becomes a meditation not just on time, but on history, memory, and impermanence.

Through her journeys around the city and her friendship with the owner of a small, exquisite cafe, who elevates the making and drinking of coffee to an art form, “The Bells of Old Tokyo” follows haunting voices through the labyrinth of Japanese life.

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Anna Sherman

Anna Sherman is a writer whose close observation of place anchors The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City. The book follows her search for the bells once used to mark the hours in Edo, combining walks through modern Tokyo with encounters involving craftspeople, scholars, religious sites, clocks, memory, and the Japanese language.

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