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Sherlock Holmes in Japan by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Reader Reviews Japanese love Sherlock Holmes!, October 2, 1998 Reviewer: Keith Webb This non-fiction book explores topics like the history of Holmes translations, the founding of the first Holmes club in 1948 that included the Japanese Prime Minister himself, and explains all the references to Japan in the Sherlock Holmes stories. There are chapters about famous Sherlockians and societies, the Karuizawa Holmes statue, Sherlockian places, and more. Also, every reference to Japan in the Canon is explained in detail - Nara, Emperor Shomu, Shoso-in, Armor, Baritsu and more. The reader will understand why Japanese are crazy about Sherlock Holmes.
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