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The Thames and I
A Memoir by Prince Naruhito of Two Years at Oxford
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About this book
Prior to becoming Crown Prince of Japan in 1989, following the death of his grandfather Emperor Showa, Prince Naruhito studied at Merton College, Oxford, from June 1983 to October 1985. His research topic was the River Thames as a commercial highway in the eighteenth century. This marked the first time that anyone in direct succession to the throne had ever studied outside Japan. In 1992, he published a record of his time at Oxford under the title Thames no tomo ni . The memoir, which includes a colour plate section incorporating photographs taken by the Prince, explores his daily life, studies and recreational experiences, including discovering beer and being banned from entering a disco because he was wearing jeans. The Thames and I is a remarkable record, not least because of its candour, but equally because it reveals the Crown Prince as an individual, including his personal charm and sense of humour. It will be of special interest to those wishing to know more about the future emperor of Japan.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Clarence House
- Preface to the English Edition
- Contents
- Foreword to the Paperback Edition
- Preface to the Japanese Edition
- Translator's Note
- The Gakushūin
- Chapter 1 Ten Days in the Japanese Ambassador's Residence
- Chapter 2 Life in Colonel Hall's House
- Chapter 3 Entering Oxford
- Chapter 4 About Oxford
- Chapter 5 Daily Life At Oxford
- Chapter 6 Cultural Life at Oxford
- Chapter 7 Sport
- Chapter 8 Life as a Research Student at Oxford
- Chapter 9 Travels in Britain and Abroad
- Chapter 10 Looking Back on my Two Years' Stay
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
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