Yanagi , secret underwater trade . weapons This has a brief written

This has a brief written introduction before you come to over 750 photos of various Japanese homes

generally made of copper

It fabulously includes extracts from contemporary Japanese field diaries not seen even in Japan for over 400 years

in a rather unusual brown saya

Ideal as a piece of Japanese interior design

Yanagi , secret underwater trade . weapons This has a brief written222 Yanagi The secret underwater trade between Germany and Japan 1942 1945 This fascinating book examines the exchange of information and goods by underwater means between Germany and Japan during the second half of WW2. Known as 'Yanagi' this trade was a high priority to both Axis partners. As the Allies' grip on control of the oceans and air tightened, it became necessary to rely on submarines. This posed an increasingly heavy but necessary burden