Contribution to Western understanding of the nature and manifestations of Shinto through the vast ga... more

Based on new documents, especially von Siebold’s correspondence (including letters to his wife Taki)... more

Largely ignored hitherto by Western scholars, Plutschow’s Edo Period Travel provides the first in-depth study of the...... more

, together with the political leaders who imposed their artistic taste on the nation. Plutschow also provides new insights into...... more