Arcade as Japanese Traditional Shopping and Business Culture

Scientific Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Sociology - Culture, Technology, Nations, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: This paper examines the roles and meanings of arcades in Japan. The so-called arcade, to some extent resembles the roofed galleries and shophouses that exist in East Asia and Southeast Asia. In Taiwan, roofed galleries are characterized by a continuous pavement and ...