DR. JOHN FREEDMAN
email: ScholarAtSea@gmail.com
Global Studies Scholar and Lecturer
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
MY JAPANESE CULINARY LEXICON MY SAKE PRIMER
SUSHI LEXICON & ETIQUETTE 2 TOKYO SUSHI RECOMMENDATIONS
KYOTO SIGHTSEEING TIPS RYOAN-JI - A Singular Simplicity
DAVE BARRY on the JAPANESE RELUCTANCE TO SAY NO