Merry White, Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval, Univ. of California Press, 2002.

Michael Weiner, Japan's Minorities: The Illusion of Homogeneity, Routledge, 2009

John Nelson, A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine, Univ. of Washington Press, 1996.

Banana Yoshmoto, Kitchen, Grove Press, 1993.

Articles :  There will be a number of articles for you to read.  They are listed on the schedule page for the course and attached to this page below.  You can get a complete list of the articles by clicking here.

Recommended readings These are additional reading that will deepen your knowledge of Japan but are not required for the course.