Mitch Davies
Mitch Davies was born in Canada and spent 40 years there before moving to the desert of Arizona. He is a true child of the media having grown up with a father who worked his entire career in the film industry. Mitch never had to pay to see a movie so he saw just about all of them. The house he grew up in had a television on from the time he woke up until he went to bed and at the age of 15 he began to take breaks from television and entered the world of books. The influence of stories, whether real or made up, was always present. Due to this exposure, Mitch viewed most of life's occurrences as scenes for a story. The results are visible in his work and he hopes you will enjoy them. If you already have, he thanks you.
In 2011 Mitch's first novel, A Wind In Montana, was awarded the eLit Awards bronze medal for Young Adult fiction.
Mitch has a strong interest in things Japanese thus his latest novel, The Inn of Fallen Leaves, was created. After a number of short trips he twice spent extensive periods living in Japan to research and write. His preparation for the first three month trip and his experiences while living in Japan can be read on his blog at Zonajin.blogspot.com. Below is a list of items referenced in his blog
Books by Mitch Davies
A Wind In Montana
Stolen Breeze
The Inn of Fallen Leaves
Now on Facebook - Click here to head over to my Author Fan Page.
In 2011 Mitch's first novel, A Wind In Montana, was awarded the eLit Awards bronze medal for Young Adult fiction.
Mitch has a strong interest in things Japanese thus his latest novel, The Inn of Fallen Leaves, was created. After a number of short trips he twice spent extensive periods living in Japan to research and write. His preparation for the first three month trip and his experiences while living in Japan can be read on his blog at Zonajin.blogspot.com. Below is a list of items referenced in his blog
Books by Mitch Davies
A Wind In Montana
Stolen Breeze
The Inn of Fallen Leaves
Now on Facebook - Click here to head over to my Author Fan Page.
Links Referenced in Zonajin, Mitch Davies' blog about preparing for an extended trip to Japan. Read it at
Zonajin.blogspot.com
General Links
Smashwords Ebook Marketplace Link - www.smashwords.com/?ref=mddavies
TVJapan - http://www.tvjapan.net/en/
Keio Plaza Hotel - Shinjuku - http://www.keioplaza.com/index.html
Japan Airlines Vacations - http://www.ar.jal.com/region/en/other/vacations/
JTB USA Agency - http://www.jtbusa.com/en/default.asp
Japan Railway Train Schedule Planner - http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
Info About Japan Rail - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2019.html
Info About The JR Railpass - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361.html
Miria Taiko Doujou - http://www.mirai-taikodoujou.com (Japanese Only)
Bonten Taiko Group - http://www.bonten-taiko.com (Not Working 10/10/10)
Article About the Mikawa Tempura Restaurant - http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fg20101001rs.html
The Japanes Tea Ceremony - http://japanese-tea-ceremony.net/
Learning The Japanese Language
Book List
Japanese Step By Step - Gene Nishi - McGraw-Hill
Japanese-English/English-Japanese Dictionary - Random House
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar - Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsutsui - The Japanese Times
Japanese Verbs at a Glance - Naoko Chini - Kodansha Internationl
The Handbook Of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs - Taeko Kamiya - Kodansha International
All About Particles - Naoka Chino - Kodansha International
Basic Connections- Making Your Japanese Flow - Kakuko Shoji
Audio Lessons
Pimsleur Japanese 1, 2 and 3 - Simon & Shuster - www.pimsleur.com
Japanese - The Basics - Living Language - Random House www.randomhouse.com/livinglanguage
Sumo Webs
http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/index.html The official website of the Japanese Sumo Association. During the six tournaments you can watch
live streaming video of the matches on this site. The matches start at midnight Arizona time. Click
on the Goo Sumo link and look for streaming video. It isn't very self explainitory.
http://www.sumofanmag.com/ An English language magazine dedicated to sumo.
Samurai Related Fiction
Shogun by James Clavell
Gai-jin by James Clavell
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa The Gone With The Wind of Japan
Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa The Story of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who rose from farmer samurai to the leader of Japan.
The Bamboo Sword by Shuhei Fujisawa This is a group of samurai short stories. The title story was made into a movie called,Twilight Samurai which was nominated for an Academy Award.
The Tokaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson
Before The Dawn by Shimazaki Tosan Samurai are not the main event in this novel but life at the end of the samurai period is.
Samurai Related Non-fiction
The Lone Samurai : The Life and Times of Miyamoto Musashi by William Scott Wilson
Miyamoto Musahi : His Life and Writings by Kenji Tokitsu
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
The Eisei Bunko Museum
www.eiseibunko.com This website is in Japanese but you may see some pictures of interest. Having my Japanese friend with me when I visited this museum salvaged the day. There are no English signs.
http://www.tnm.jp/en/servlet/Con?pageId=B01&processId=01&event_id=7192 This link is in English but the display has expired. It does provide some useful information.
Zonajin.blogspot.com
General Links
Smashwords Ebook Marketplace Link - www.smashwords.com/?ref=mddavies
TVJapan - http://www.tvjapan.net/en/
Keio Plaza Hotel - Shinjuku - http://www.keioplaza.com/index.html
Japan Airlines Vacations - http://www.ar.jal.com/region/en/other/vacations/
JTB USA Agency - http://www.jtbusa.com/en/default.asp
Japan Railway Train Schedule Planner - http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
Info About Japan Rail - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2019.html
Info About The JR Railpass - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361.html
Miria Taiko Doujou - http://www.mirai-taikodoujou.com (Japanese Only)
Bonten Taiko Group - http://www.bonten-taiko.com (Not Working 10/10/10)
Article About the Mikawa Tempura Restaurant - http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fg20101001rs.html
The Japanes Tea Ceremony - http://japanese-tea-ceremony.net/
Learning The Japanese Language
Book List
Japanese Step By Step - Gene Nishi - McGraw-Hill
Japanese-English/English-Japanese Dictionary - Random House
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar - Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsutsui - The Japanese Times
Japanese Verbs at a Glance - Naoko Chini - Kodansha Internationl
The Handbook Of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs - Taeko Kamiya - Kodansha International
All About Particles - Naoka Chino - Kodansha International
Basic Connections- Making Your Japanese Flow - Kakuko Shoji
Audio Lessons
Pimsleur Japanese 1, 2 and 3 - Simon & Shuster - www.pimsleur.com
Japanese - The Basics - Living Language - Random House www.randomhouse.com/livinglanguage
Sumo Webs
http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/index.html The official website of the Japanese Sumo Association. During the six tournaments you can watch
live streaming video of the matches on this site. The matches start at midnight Arizona time. Click
on the Goo Sumo link and look for streaming video. It isn't very self explainitory.
http://www.sumofanmag.com/ An English language magazine dedicated to sumo.
Samurai Related Fiction
Shogun by James Clavell
Gai-jin by James Clavell
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa The Gone With The Wind of Japan
Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa The Story of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who rose from farmer samurai to the leader of Japan.
The Bamboo Sword by Shuhei Fujisawa This is a group of samurai short stories. The title story was made into a movie called,Twilight Samurai which was nominated for an Academy Award.
The Tokaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson
Before The Dawn by Shimazaki Tosan Samurai are not the main event in this novel but life at the end of the samurai period is.
Samurai Related Non-fiction
The Lone Samurai : The Life and Times of Miyamoto Musashi by William Scott Wilson
Miyamoto Musahi : His Life and Writings by Kenji Tokitsu
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
The Eisei Bunko Museum
www.eiseibunko.com This website is in Japanese but you may see some pictures of interest. Having my Japanese friend with me when I visited this museum salvaged the day. There are no English signs.
http://www.tnm.jp/en/servlet/Con?pageId=B01&processId=01&event_id=7192 This link is in English but the display has expired. It does provide some useful information.