A Japanese Immigrant's Guide to Hawaii
[Impressions of Hawaii] Hawai inshoki
Notes: "A guidebook for Hawaii based on personal impressions, with notes on Hawaii's history, industry, agriculture, education, social organizational activities, and individuals."— The Japanese in Hawaii (1975), 370.
According to The Japanese in Hawaii (no. 261, another book by Uehara), the author was an early immigrant to Hawaii and a promoter of the islands to other citizens of Japan. In his introduction to the present book, Uehara explains that he is offering a guide book to the islands because he was not aware of any other guides published in Japanese and most Japanese visitors to the United States relied on Baedekers, which did not include the Hawaiian Islands.
The book is illustrated with 26 half-tone photographs of Hawaiian scenes, including surfers, Japanese immigrants, agriculture, and Hawaiian people. Additional images illustrate the text. There are three folding maps at the back, of Oahu, Kuwai, and Hawaii.
[2], 4, [2], 4, [26], 192, [3 folding maps], [4] pages.
OCLC: 674042443 (Japan only)
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in what may be the original glassine wrapper. In a very good example of the original cardstock box, covered in blue-green paper with a decorative printed label.
Publication: Tokyo: Shinkosha, 1924 (Taisho 13).
Item No: #362529
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