DR. JOHN  FREEDMAN

Global Studies Scholar and Lecturer

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SMITHSONIAN  JOURNEYS and PONANT Luxury Cruises

'Cultural and Natural Treasures of Japan'

onboard Le Soléal       May 21-28, 2024

For the REFERENCE LIST, please click HERE

For my HANDOUTS, please email me at ScholarAtSea@gmail.com

        Scholar At Sea ® 

            
           
          

Viking Orion     Tokyo-to-Hong Kong

October 4-18, 2024

For the REFERENCE LIST, please click HERE

For my LECTURE HANDOUTS, please click on the desired document:

A TIMELINE of JAPANESE HISTORY

HISTORY of PRE-MODERN JAPAN       THE 3 GREAT UNIFIERS        TIMELINE: WWII in the PACIFIC

JAPAN HAS NEVER APOLOGIZED - True or False?

  NOTES on SHINTO                        "JAPAN IS 80% BUDDHIST AND 80% SHINTO"

BUDDHISM PRIMER & GLOSSARY        BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY

          DESIGN PRINCIPLES of JAPANESE GARDENS

NOTES on JAPAN's ECONOMY                     NOTES on JAPANESE POLITICS

       USEFUL JAPANESE PHRASES

MY JAPANESE CULINARY LEXICON                     MY SAKE PRIMER

SUSHI LEXICON & ETIQUETTE                       2 TOKYO SUSHI RECOMMENDATIONS   

 FUGU : SUSHI TO DIE FOR        

KYOTO SIGHTSEEING TIPS        RYOAN-JI - A Singular Simplicity

SOME KYOTO RESTAURANT TIPS

DAVE BARRY on the JAPANESE RELUCTANCE TO SAY NO