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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2021, 4(8); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2021.040807.

Akari and Cultural Characteristics of Japanese Go Game

Author(s)

Guo Qiandu

Corresponding Author:
Guo Qiandu
Affiliation(s)

Beijing National Day School, Beijing, China, 100039

Abstract

Akari is a Go-related novel written by Nobel Prize Winner Yasunari Kawabata. The book portrays a reputed game in Japanese Go history. In the novel, the author combines the real and the fiction, blending the characteristics of Japanese Go culture into the depiction of opponents, games, and Go principles. 

Keywords

Akari; Go; cultural elements

Cite This Paper

Guo Qiandu. Akari and Cultural Characteristics of Japanese Go Game. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2021) Vol. 4, Issue 8: 43-45. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2021.040807.

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