After writing Seeing Japan and watching the publisher do Seeing Tokyo and Seeing Kyoto, I thought it would be a good idea to do a book called Seeing Kanazawa, as I am very familiar with that part of Japan and think Kanazawa and Ishikawa Prefectures should be prime destinations for anyone who wants another look at Japan that is different from Tokyo or Kyoto.
Kodansha International, my Seeing Japan publisher, did not turn me down, nor did they jump at the idea. They gave me some homework to do, and I've been doing it. Part is to look for support in Ishikawa.
I turned to a long-time acquaintance, Kazuko Ito, for help. Kazu's company, Pastel Labo, is a promotions outfit that's deep into promotion of sports for the disabled. Look for some of her work here.
http://www.i-project.jp/stand/
She's running interference between me and the Ishikawa Tourism Board to see if we can get some cooperation there. You can see some of what Kanazawa/Ishikawa offers here.
http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/www/index.html
Thanks to Kazu and Pastel Labo, I think we are making some progress. Hope I can announce the official start of the Seeing Kanazawa book project before long.
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