Board of Tourist Industry; Japanese Government Railways; Collection of 4 Tourist Guides; What is Shinto?; Castles in Japan; Japan's Ancient Armour; & Sumo - Japanese Wrestling, 1935-1940

A set of 4 interesting and attractive Japanese tourist guides, comprising:

Tourist Library No. 8; What is Shinto?, by Genchi Kato, 1935, 73pp; 

Tourist Library No. 9; Castles in Japan, by Prof. N. Orui and Prof. N. Toba, 1935, 106pp; 

Tourist Library No. 31; Japan's Ancient Armour, by Hatiro Yamagami, 1940, 82pp; and; 

Tourist Library No. 34; Sumo - Japanese Wrestling, by Kozo Hikoyama, 1940, 101pp.

In addition, the Sumo volume is accompanied by a 1907 postcard with related image (from Shozo Kato, a London Japanese art dealer).

Published by the Board of Tourist Industry; Japanese Government Railways, and sold by Maruzen Co. Ltd, Japan Tourist Bureau, and Kyo Bun Kwan Ginza, Tokyo, 1935-1940.

A good set of 4 booklets, with card wraps and tipped on cover images. Covers with age discoloration and wear to edges.

The text is mainly bright and clean. Very occasional age spotting. The Ancient Armour booklet with hand written number to front cover and International YMCA library stamps inside. Well illustrated throughout. Occasional minor flaw. An interesting set.

Text in English.

Weight approximately 486g (the set - unpacked).

Dimensions: each volume approximately 199mm high x 135mm wide x 6mm deep.