Lonely Planet - The Japan Experience (Tokyo to Taiwan)

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781563452741 Format: Color ISBN: 156345274X Label: Lonely Planet Publications Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Release Date: 1997-04-24 Running Time: 47 Studio: Lonely Planet Publications
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Editorial Reviews: Runtime 47 minutes
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A fine introduction to world cultures Comment: Overall, this is an excellent series. The host has a sense of humor and doesn't take himself too seriously. The cultural aspects presented are interesting and enlightening. It's a forty- five minute video, so it isn't going to cover everything, but the videos do make a good introduction to different cultures and stimulate questions and discussion. If you are a social studies teacher using the LP videos in the classroom, make sure you preview first. Though most of the videos are fine for middle schoolers, there are a few segments that probably need to be skipped...like the two minute hostess bar segment at the beginning of the one on Japan. Customer Rating: Summary: Lonely Planet-come on, you can do better than this. Comment: I love Lonely Planet video-my middle school students love them. But this edition was a massive disappointmet. Only the Okinawa part was worth watching. Pass on this one. Customer Rating: Summary: Just horrible.. Comment: I came across this tape at a local bookshop in the travel section, I was happy to finally find a video about Japan, unfortunately I realized too late that it was a big waste of money, they should change the title to "I hate Japan" instead, I was so disappointed by how the filming was taken, how the host was just shown the bad side of Japan, it wasn't really helpful at all, I haven't been to Japan before but I know more than he does! It's really not worth watching or purchasing. Customer Rating: Summary: Offensive Comment: The smirking British host goes out of his way to present only the silliest, most bizarre aspects of Japanese life and culture. He and the producers obviously had an agenda of casting this dignified, rich culture in as poor a light as possible. Given the antics of the royal family in the UK, I'm amazed that this bloke has the chutzpa to belittle any another culture. Customer Rating: Summary: Different sides of Japan Comment: I thought this one was a great video to peak behind the scenes of Japan and its tourism. It was funny, unusually presented and diplayed different aspects than what can be normally found in guidebooks. The only negative was the selection of expats being interviewed in this report. It gave the impression that expat women can only earn their living as hostesses in sleazy bars and nothing else. If you are looking for a serious travel report on Japan this is definitely not for you. But if you would like to see the younger, hipper and more unusual side of Japan- you will really enjoy this ! More Reviews