(2-books Set) Places in Japan - Katsura and Tōkaidō

Katsura: Imperial Villa
Author: Kunihei Wada
Publisher: Hoikusha Publishing Co., 1963
Condition: Softcover, yellowed cover and edges, interior clean
The Katsura Imperial Villa, or Katsura Detached Palace, is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan - one of the finest examples of Japanese architecture and garden design. A guide complete with black and white and coloured photographs.

Tōkaidō: Hiroshige
Author: Tomikichiro Tokuriki
Publisher: Hoikusha Publishing Co., 1963
Condition: Softcover, slight foxing on top edge, interior clean
The Tōkaidō road, which roughly means "eastern sea route," was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period in Japan, connecting Kyoto to Edo. A guide complete with photographs and coloured Japanese prints.