Emily Warren

PhD candidate studying the premodern history of food in Japan at USC. (Typos abound). email: letsbanquet at

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

Ever wondered about apple cultivation in Japan? I've written a short piece for @atlasobscura on the introduction of the Western apple and the cultivation of the Fuji.
https://t.co/1U56WoB31m
Here are some fun facts and images that didn't make the final cut:

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

@take_yakiimo 美味しい焼き芋をありがとう！

[Benjamin Uchiyama @Ben_Uchiyama]

Please join us next Wed., 4/12, 4pm PST/7pm EST for a Zoom event with author Gennifer Weisenfeld, who will be speaking about her new fantastic book, GAS MASK NATION: VISUALIZING CIVIL AIR DEFENSE IN WARTIME JAPAN! Register below!
https://t.co/s0fpFHZlvu

[NationalDietLibrary @NDLJP_en]

Looks delicious! A variety of #vegetables from a picture book published by a Japanese government-operated nursery company in the late 19th century. Find more at #ndldigital
https://t.co/wnOIsNbwAp

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

@paularcurtis Interesting. I think the last time USC asked about this, the requirements--a dedicated staff member to watch the special NDL-dedicated computer terminal, etc.--were, no offense meant to anyone, a bit paranoid and silly. Hopefully they've updated that stuff.

[NationalDietLibrary @NDLJP_en]

Cooking and love story - a Meiji-era bestseller novel by Murai Gensai, introducing more than 500 cuisines including Western ones like curry. This picture shows the well-equipped kitchen of #OkumaShigenobu. https://t.co/Es6URBuv22

[NationalDietLibrary @NDLJP_en]

We opened an Instagram account dedicated to sharing out-of-copyright Japanese artworks and images from our library’s extensive collection! Follow us for all the beautiful, surprising, and quirky hidden gems from our library’s bookshelves.

🔗https://t.co/FUBrJpxa1N

[東京大学史料編纂所 @UTokyo_HI]

東京大学｜UTokyo BiblioPlaza にて、本所 教授 高橋慎一朗 教授による著作物『幻想の都　鎌倉 - 都市としての歴史をたどる』の解説を公開しました。

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

It's Takahashi Shin'ichirō! Everyone should buy it!

[UTokyoBiblioPlaza @utokyobiblio]

“Genso no Miyako, Kamakura” (Kamakura, an Illusory Capital - Tracing Its History as a City) written by TAKAHASHI Shinichirou, Historiographical Institute

Kamakura is a strange “former capital” of Japan. It's a small city with a population of about 170,000
https://t.co/qP4cXrta5p

[NationalDietLibrary @NDLJP_en]

Enjoy beautiful illustrations of over 460 kinds of fauna and flora in this 3-volume illustrated reference book from the mid-18th century. https://t.co/wo39bG6537 #ndldigital

[Benjamin Uchiyama @Ben_Uchiyama]

Tomorrow at 4PM Pacific/7PM Eastern, join Seiji Shirane and Andrew Gordon as they discuss Imperial Gateway: Colonial Taiwan and Japan's Expansion in South China and Southeast Asia, 1895-1945. Registration link below!

[JLPP @JLPP_info]

The 8th JLPP International Translation Competition is now underway!

Target language: English
Source text:　藤野可織「私はさみしかった」
Submission Period: June 1, 2023-June 30, 2023

Aspiring translators of Japanese literature are all welcome!

https://t.co/6y9gkoW7vM

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

@mn76 You are burying the lede!

[Minoru.Noguchi @rokuhara12212]

承久の乱に関して、お薦めの3冊です🤔

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

These are gorgeous.

[NCC Japan (���米日本研究資料調整協議会) @NCCJapanInfo]

For this month's #NCCSpotlight Hamish Todd (Head of E Asian Collections; @britishlibrary) introduces a dazzling collection of Japanese textile design books!👘 Patterns, fabrics, or prints--there’s something for all to love in these now digitized materials! https://t.co/UchPDbDsyU

[Cambridge University Press - History @cambUP_History]

In a recent @NewBooksNetwork podcast, @mpitelka discusses his book Reading Medieval Ruins – an innovative new study of daily life and urban society in late medieval Japan. Listen to the podcast in full here: https://t.co/PjQBbSNMwJ

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

@bryandaniellowe Yikes

[NationalDietLibrary @NDLJP_en]

What are these bizarre objects? In the 19th century, some famous curious people regularly gathered to study and comment on rare objects and illustrations they brought, and summarized them into books. #ndldigital https://t.co/91ame3tt8F

[Emily Warren @LetsBanquet]

@bryandaniellowe I like the stay-tuned-for-the-next-episode vibe!

[太田記念美術館 Ota Memorial Museum of Art @ukiyoeota]

もうすぐハロウィンということで、今年も江戸時代版ジャック・オー・ランタンをご紹介。歌川芳員が描いた「砂村の怨霊」というカボチャの妖怪です。砂村は現在の東京都江東区。カボチャの産地として知られていました。顔がカボチャの実。手足が葉と蔓でできているのにご注目。※現在展示していません。