{"product_id":"the-darkest-9-years-of-the-show-era-the-city-of-zenkoji-temple-under-the-war","title":"The Darkest 9 Years of the Showa Era. The City of Zenkoji Temple Under the War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition, 1975. unpaginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook measures 8.75 x 12 inches. Lined covered boards in dust jacket, in cardboard slipcase with photographic image pasted down. Text in Japanese. An extraordinary book of photographs showing daily life in Nagano during the war-years. Kawakami Kesataro recorded everything that showed impact of the war on life of ordinary people, digging air-raid shelters, sending soldiers to the front, injured soldiers returning, inflation, police notices and interrogations, poignant prayer-slips affixed to Buddhist statues etc. Kawakami was a news photographer for the Shinano Daily News, a local newspaper, and thus had authority to cover even politically sensitive events. A very scarce publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear Fine in Near Fine dust jacket which shows slight rubbing from inside of slip case. Slipcase is in Very Good condition show light wear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bendowa Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48000136544430,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/0149\/3166\/files\/Kawakami-Kesataro-Darkest-9-Years-of-the-Showa-Era-1.jpg?v=1781828064","url":"https:\/\/bendowabooks.com\/products\/the-darkest-9-years-of-the-show-era-the-city-of-zenkoji-temple-under-the-war","provider":"Bendowa Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}