October 14, 2009: presentation of the "Tokyo Guide" by Avv. Anna Cenerini Bova in the Vanvitelli Room of the State Advocacy General in the presence of the Japanese Ambassador Hiroyasu Ando.

On October 14, during the presentation of the "Tokyo Guide" by Anna Cenerini Bova, the Attorney General of the State, Oscar Fiumara, after greeting the distinguished speakers and guests, underlined the importance of Japan in the international economic-political panorama, the reciprocal good relations and the many similarities with Italy.

More than a guide, the book is an initiation into Japanese civilization, in fact all the speakers highlighted how, in addition to the descriptions of museums, temples, gardens, useful addresses, neighborhood maps, the text describes the multifaceted range of cultural offerings of the country. History, art, cinema, theater, as well as customs, daily life, etiquette and food introduce, along with the 740 photos, to the city regardless of a site visit.

Professor Giorgio Amitrano, full professor at the Oriental in Naples, highlighted how this reality, due to its cultural depth and complexity of the offer, is incredibly and difficult to understand for us Westerners. And how the book accompanies the visitor both in the vast world of Japanese culture and in the streets of Tokyo among gardens, museums, temples and shops.

Professor Tullio De Mauro, full professor at Sapienza, underlined the continuous evolutions that this country undergoes, always in transformation and in search of the difficult balance between ancient traditions, tenaciously guarded, and the race towards a hyperfuturistic reality that makes use of a technology learned from West but from Japan developed at the highest level.

The preparation of the book led the author to the more traditional neighborhoods, such as Yanaka, to find what is still usable in the ancient structure - as witnessed by Ambassador Tamayo Odano - who accompanied her for days and days helping her to navigate the streets, maps and posters

Ambassador Boris Biancheri underlined the difficulty of communication between the Western and Japanese world, while considering it a unique and exceptionally stimulating experience for us Italians to get in touch with this reality.

Lastly, the President of the Court of Cassation, Giovanni Prestipino, while admitting that he never went to Japan, expressed his curiosity towards this country that appears to him an alternative to Italy for the values of solidarity and respect for the group that are leaked from their customs.