The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 204National Geographic Society., 2003 - Geography |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 106
... SAMURAI . Two swords , a long one and a short one , protrude from his waist . As a member of Japan's highest class , that of the warrior , only a samurai may carry both swords , lethal symbols of his authority . He wears a kimono topped ...
... SAMURAI . Two swords , a long one and a short one , protrude from his waist . As a member of Japan's highest class , that of the warrior , only a samurai may carry both swords , lethal symbols of his authority . He wears a kimono topped ...
Page 108
... samurai may cause unease . " Samurai to many of us implies fighting , kill- ing , " Kunio Kadowaki , a photographer's assistant from Kyoto , told me after I confessed to some difficulty in getting people to discuss the samu- rai ...
... samurai may cause unease . " Samurai to many of us implies fighting , kill- ing , " Kunio Kadowaki , a photographer's assistant from Kyoto , told me after I confessed to some difficulty in getting people to discuss the samu- rai ...
Page 112
... Samurai identified with the fragile , transitory beauty of the cherry blossoms . They wrote poems about cherry trees and held extravagant cherry - blossom viewing parties . I couldn't quite picture a hard - faced samurai mooning over ...
... Samurai identified with the fragile , transitory beauty of the cherry blossoms . They wrote poems about cherry trees and held extravagant cherry - blossom viewing parties . I couldn't quite picture a hard - faced samurai mooning over ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adverse events Afghanistan Afghans airplane animals ARICEPT Ask your doctor atorvastatin Avandia blood Burma Road cameras CELEBREX celecoxib cell cenotes cholesterol clinical trials companies dance disease donepezil drug engine ENVOY XUV esomeprazole EXPLORER Fargo flamingos flight forest GMC ENVOY Grand Teton heart human dose images increased inhibitors inside Japanese Ledo LIPITOR live liver look MasterCard Maya mg/day mg/kg/day million mountains muscle Museum National Geographic Channel National Geographic Society National Park nationalgeographic.com NEXIUM NSAIDs omeprazole orangutans pain patients percent PHOTOGRAPHS pilot plane plasma pregnant prize protect rats reactions registered trademark Ricoh rights reserved risk samurai Saudi Arabia says side effects STEVE MCCURRY studies surveillance sword take ZOCOR tango Tell your doctor therapy ulcer VIOXX VISA warrior watch WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE winter women Yellowstone ZipUSA ZOCOR