LEADER 04972nam 2200577 450 001 9910819622303321 005 20230202232850.0 010 $a1-898823-99-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781898823995 035 $a(CKB)4100000007821509 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6475967 035 $a(DE-B1597)612147 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781898823995 035 $a(OCoLC)1091237654 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_97790 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781898823995 035 $a(OCoLC)1322125087 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007821509 100 $a20220609d2019|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Thames and I $ea memoir of two years at Oxford /$fby Prince Naruhito ; with a foreword by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales and a preface to the English edition by His Imperial Highness, The Crown Prince ; English translation by Sir Hugh Cortazzi$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aFolkestone, Kent :$cRenaissance Books,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 150 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 311 $a1-898823-98-7 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tForeword by HRH The Prince of Wales -- $tPreface to the English edition by HIH Crown Prince Naruhito -- $tCONTENTS -- $tForeword to the Paperback edition -- $tPreface to the Japanese edition (1992) -- $tTranslator?s Note -- $tThe Gakush?in -- $t1. Ten Days in the Japanese Ambassador?s Residence -- $tArrival in London -- $tLife in the ambassador?s residence -- $tFirst visit to Oxford -- $tExcursion by the Thames -- $t2. Life in Colonel Hall?s House -- $tI move to Colonel Hall?s -- $tStudying English -- $tLife in the Hall household -- $tSecond visit to Oxford and call at Professor Mathias?s house -- $tVisit to Scotland -- $tLast month at the Halls -- $t3. Entering Oxford -- $tArrival at Merton -- $tBefore matriculation -- $tUniversity Entrance ceremony -- $t4. About Oxford: -- $t?Dreaming spires? -- $t?Town and Gown? ? a brief history of Oxford University -- $tCollege system -- $tEducation at Oxford and regular activities in the University -- $tMerton -- $t5. Daily Life at Oxford -- $tIn the mornings -- $tMiddle Common Room (MCR) -- $tShopping and the English character -- $tDraughts and baths -- $tDinner -- $tHigh table -- $tWeekends -- $tFamily visits -- $tWith Oxford students -- $t6. Cultural Life at Oxford -- $tFilms, theatre and music -- $tEnjoying chamber music -- $tVisit to places associated with musicians: England and music -- $t7. Sport -- $tRowing -- $tTennis and Squash -- $tJogging, climbing, skiing and other sporting activities -- $t8. Life as a Research Student at Oxford -- $tWhy I decided to do research on the Thames as a highway -- $tProfessor Mathias -- $tVisiting record offices -- $tDr Highfield -- $tPreparing my thesis -- $tCanals past and future -- $t9. Travels in Britain and Abroad -- $tWeekend drives in the countryside around Oxford -- $tTrips in Britain involving overnight stays -- $tTravelling round Europe and meeting European royal families -- $t10. Looking Back on My Two Years? Stay -- $tThe English people as I saw them -- $tOn Leaving Britain -- $tPostscript -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aPrior to becoming Crown Prince of Japan in 1989, following the death of his grandfather Emperor Showa, Prince Naruhito studied at Merton College, Oxford, from June 1983 to October 1985. His research topic was the River Thames as a commercial highway in the eighteenth century. This marked the first time that anyone in direct succession to the throne had ever studied outside Japan. In 1992, he published a record of his time at Oxford under the title Thames no tomo ni . The memoir, which includes a colour plate section incorporating photographs taken by the Prince, explores his daily life, studies and recreational experiences, including discovering beer and being banned from entering a disco because he was wearing jeans. The Thames and I is a remarkable record, not least because of its candour, but equally because it reveals the Crown Prince as an individual, including his personal charm and sense of humour. It will be of special interest to those wishing to know more about the future emperor of Japan. 606 $aPrinces$zJapan$vBiography 606 $aPrinces$zJapan$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aJapan$2fast 608 $aHistory.$2fast 610 $aBritain. 610 $aJapan. 610 $aOxford University. 610 $abiography. 610 $aimperial family. 615 0$aPrinces 615 0$aPrinces$xHistory 676 $a952.048092 700 $aNaruhito$cEmperor of Japan,$f1960-$01643264 702 $aCharles$cKing of Great Britain,$f1948- 702 $aCortazzi$b Hugh 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819622303321 996 $aThe Thames and I$93988423 997 $aUNINA