4. Destination: Japan
目的地：日本

Recommended book: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, 1986, by Ruth Benedict
推薦書(shū)目：《菊與刀》，1986年，作者魯思?本尼迪克特

The chrysanthemum is in the heraldry of the Japanese imperial family, and the sword is a symbol of Japanese warrior culture. The book is regarded as an introduction to Japanology, and a must-read classic to get to know Japan, with its deep analysis of Japanese cultural tradition and national characteristics.
菊花是日本皇室家族的紋章，刀是日本武士文化的象征。這本書(shū)被認(rèn)為是日本學(xué)的入門(mén)，以及了解日本的必讀經(jīng)典，書(shū)中對(duì)日本的文化傳統(tǒng)和民族特性有深入的分析。