• Tell Me a Story, Please

    Tell Me a Story, Please

    The sweet magical tale from Japan highlights the power of reading aloud and the joy of creating a st...

  • The Mongol Invasions of Japan

    The Mongol Invasions of Japan

    Ranshin: Literally meaning “divine wind,” the term kamikaze was coined in honor of the 1281 typhoon,...

  • The Ninth Crusade

    The Ninth Crusade

    RANSHIN, the fictional Edward Gawain is among the 225 knights who arrived with Edward Longshanks in ...

  • The Secret Forest Friends

    The Secret Forest Friends

    Forest Friends Series, Book 2 by Kyoko Hara & Kazue Takahashi Summer arrives, and once again May...

  • The Gene of Life

    The Gene of Life

    TED TAKASHIMA Berlin, July 2008. After giving a lecture, Max Knight, a Nobel Prize candidate and pro...

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Happy Holidays!

December 26, 2022

“It’s the most wonderful time of the yearWith the kids jingle bellingAnd everyone telling you be of good cheerIt’s the most wonderful time of the year” Sending You Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season, and a Joyful 2023! Peace, Love, and Books Team MUSEYON Read More »

Tell Me a Story, Please

September 10, 2022

The sweet magical tale from Japan highlights the power of reading aloud and the joy of creating a story. under a tall maple tree, a young Japanese girl reading stories attracts some animal companions. Though Yuka can read on her own now that she’s in first grade, she loves listening to her mother tell stories in different voices. When her ... Read More »

Hojo Tokimune

August 28, 2022

RANSHIN: Tokimune would become eighth Regent at age 18. The Hojo Regents at this time were the de facto rulers of Japan, effectively controlling the figurehead shogunate. Hojo Tokimune (1251–1284) was born an elite warrior and statesman, destined to rule his clan and country, on June 5, 1251, to the fifth Shikken (Regent) to the Shogun, Hojo Tokiyori. Tokimune would ... Read More »

Letter from Kublai Khan to the Japanese Emperor

August 17, 2022

RANSHIN: In 1266, Kublai Khan sent envoys to Japan with a letter addressed to the “King of Japan.” In 1266, Kublai Khan (1215–1294), the new Mongol emperor of China, sent envoys to Japan with a letter addressed to the “King of Japan”—a title guaranteed to offend the Japanese emperor. The letter itself was equally unpalatable. The Great Khan “invited” Japan ... Read More »

The Mongol Invasions of Japan

August 3, 2022

Ranshin: Literally meaning “divine wind,” the term kamikaze was coined in honor of the 1281 typhoon, as it was perceived to be a gift from the gods Nippon (Japan) is an island nation in East Asia. Archaeological evidence indicates that humans have lived in Japan since at least 30,000 BCE. During Japan’s long history, several communities have invaded the nation, ... Read More »

  • New Argentine Cinema: Argentina

    New Argentine Cinema: Argentina

    April 1, 2009 Comments Off on New Argentine Cinema: Argentina

      In the past decade, Argentina has seen the explosion of a new generation of moviemakers. Andrea Chignoli is your guide to New Argentine Cinema, the naturalistic and socially conscious films that sometimes straddle the line between documentary and fiction. Visit the rugged landscapes of Patagonia and cosmopolitan Buenos Aires. Also, find out why Madonna avoided Argentina while filming Evita ... Read More »
  • 99% THANK YOU: Things Even ALS Can’t Take Away

    99% THANK YOU: Things Even ALS Can’t Take Away

    February 20, 2014 Comments Off on 99% THANK YOU: Things Even ALS Can’t Take Away

    At the age of 30, Hiro’s life suddenly fell apart. Three years after the diagnosis, this strategic planner from a global advertising agency can now only move his left index finger and his face, yet he manages to express his thoughts and emotions on life before and after ALS…and about his hope. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as Lou ... Read More »

  • Meet Museyon: Alvaro Ceppi

    April 17, 2009 Comments Off on Meet Museyon: Alvaro Ceppi

    Each Museyon Guide is filled with insider info from experts around the world. Meet Alvaro Ceppi, your guide to film in Chile. Alvaro Ceppi is a filmmaker who has directed more than 40 music videos for various Chilean acts. In 2002, along with three partners, he formed Sólo por las Niñas Audiovisual (Only for the Girls AV), an animation and live-action ... Read More »
  • Before and After Tyranny: Chile

    Before and After Tyranny: Chile

    April 1, 2009

  • Tribune reviewed Chronicles of Old Chicago

    Tribune reviewed Chronicles of Old Chicago

    August 4, 2014 Comments Off on Tribune reviewed Chronicles of Old Chicago

    Chronicles of Old Chicago is reviewed highly by Chicago Tribune. This is a must-read book for American history buffs, Chicago residents, baseball fans, political historians, tourists, and you! “Though “newer Chicagoans” are here (the late Roger Ebert, Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama), it is the “old Chicago” of the title that is the real star, the Chicago of the popular ... Read More »
  • Chronicles of Old Chicago

    Chronicles of Old Chicago

    June 11, 2014

  • “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt”—Ella Fitzgerald

    “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt”—Ella Fitzgerald

    February 15, 2015 Comments Off on “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt”—Ella Fitzgerald

    Glamour and gangs defined the Sunset Strip between the 1930s and the 1950s, as its renowned restaurants and nightclubs became a playground for the rich and famous. There were movie legends and power brokers, and everyone of significance danced to stardom at such legendary clubs as Ciro’s, the Mocambo and the Trocadero. Frank Sinatra made his Los Angeles debut at ... Read More »
  • Chronicles of Old San Francisco

    Chronicles of Old San Francisco

    October 20, 2014 Comments Off on Chronicles of Old San Francisco

    San Francisco is such a modern, progressive city that it is easy to forget just what a rich history it has. The eighth title in Museyon’s Chronicles series, Chronicles of Old San Francisco explores the City by the Bay, beginning when a storm blew English buccaneer Sir Francis Drake and his ship, the Golden Hind, off course. Setting anchor at ... Read More »
  • Vertigo = San Francisco

    Vertigo = San Francisco

    September 15, 2014

  • Tea Ceremony Etiquette

    Tea Ceremony Etiquette

    January 23, 2014 Comments Off on Tea Ceremony Etiquette

    Japanese-beloved historic hero, Oda Nobunaga initiated the unification of Japan under the shogunate, the militaristic dictatorship, during the late 16th century. During this time, Nobunaga’s tea master, Sen no Rikyu, established the Japanese tea ceremony, which the shoguns used to talk politics and to display their wealth and power. Today, it is most often used to show hospitality to guests, ... Read More »
  • Entertaining Guide Book: COOL JAPAN

    Entertaining Guide Book: COOL JAPAN

    October 24, 2013

  • Building Fantasies: East Africa in Film

    Building Fantasies: East Africa in Film

    April 1, 2009 Comments Off on Building Fantasies: East Africa in Film

    The vision of Africa as “the dark continent” was cemented in film history by films like 1951’s The African Queen, but that’s only a fraction of the role that the continent plays on film. From romanticized portrays of Africa’s natural splendor to the investigations into its recent history in Hotel Rwanda and The Last King of Scotland, the legacy of ... Read More »
  • HAPPY SNAPPER: The Photography of Jacques-Henri Lartigue

    HAPPY SNAPPER: The Photography of Jacques-Henri Lartigue

    June 29, 2015 Comments Off on HAPPY SNAPPER: The Photography of Jacques-Henri Lartigue

    Author John Baxter presents another fascinating story to add to his latest Museyon title French Riviera and Its Artists: Art, Literature, Love, and Life on the Côte d’Azur. Enjoy this special promotional chapter about the photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue! In 1962, a placid white-haired Frenchman of sixty-nine wandered into the Manhattan offices of photography agent Charles Rado. With him was a ... Read More »

  • Tehran Rock City

    October 16, 2009 Comments Off on Tehran Rock City

    In Bahman Ghobadi’s film ‘No One Knows About Persian Cats‘, underground film meets underground music in Iran. The 2009 film is a docu drama about two young Persians trying to start a heavy metal band in the face of censors, after they are released from prison — a poignant protest film released shortly before this year’s disputed elections.   At ... Read More »
  • Inside Iran

    Inside Iran

    June 7, 2009

  • Meet Museyon: Mikael Awake

    Meet Museyon: Mikael Awake

    April 26, 2009

  • Beyond the Axis of Evil: Iran

    Beyond the Axis of Evil: Iran

    April 1, 2009

  • And ‘Y Tu Mamá Tambien,’ Too

    And ‘Y Tu Mamá Tambien,’ Too

    September 9, 2009 Comments Off on And ‘Y Tu Mamá Tambien,’ Too

    On Avenida Culiacan in Mexico City you’ll find the offices of Canana Films, the production company run by Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal, two of Mexico’s most popular young actors. The pair became international stars after Alfonso Cuarón’s hit, ‘Y Tu Mamá Tambien,’ a film that itself begins in Mexico City. Part coming of age story and part quest ... Read More »
  • Eisenstein’s Mexican Side

    Eisenstein’s Mexican Side

    July 22, 2009

  • Film and Reality: Mexico City, Mexico

    Film and Reality: Mexico City, Mexico

    April 1, 2009

  • Where the Movies Really Are

    Where the Movies Really Are

    July 16, 2009 Comments Off on Where the Movies Really Are

    Check out the August issue of the always awesome Travel + Leisure for a guide to where your favorite movies are actually filmed. Author  Darrell Hartman gives a big shout-out to Museyon Guides, with five movies filmed in surprising locations. That scene with this post … it doesn’t get more iconically Wild West than that, right? Wrong. It’s actually Almeria, Spain, cinematic backdrop ... Read More »
  • An American in Morocco

    An American in Morocco

    April 1, 2009

  • Announcing… ON LOCATION NYC

    Announcing… ON LOCATION NYC

    May 7, 2013 Comments Off on Announcing… ON LOCATION NYC

    Hi There, We are pleased to announce the release of our new title, On Location NYC, by Alex Child next month. Following Chronicles of Old New York and Art+NYC, On Location NYC is our third New York title and identifies more than 100 film and TV locations through iconic moments in cinema and TV history with beautiful color photos and ... Read More »
  • On Location: Rockefeller Center

    On Location: Rockefeller Center

    November 28, 2012

  • Frequent Flyer: James Bond

    Frequent Flyer: James Bond

    September 3, 2009 Comments Off on Frequent Flyer: James Bond

    When it comes to going on location, few films do it with as much panache and style as the James Bond series. ‘GoldenEye,’ the 17th Bond installment, features an in-his-prime Pierce Brosnan, as 007 in a case that sends him around the globe. The first of the Bond films to be made after the Cold War,  ‘GoldenEye’ heads back to the U.S.S.R., stopping ... Read More »
  • Picture Perfect: Puerto Rico

    Picture Perfect: Puerto Rico

    April 1, 2009

  • Pop Quiz 2

    May 19, 2009 Comments Off on Pop Quiz 2

    Where can you find a recreation of two medieval villages and a palace that have been used over and over again in film? Hint: It’s not a Los Angeles back lot, but this production facility is the largest on its continent, and on par with its Hollywood counterparts. Answer after the jump. Read More »
  • Inside and Beyond the Tourist Traps: Seoul, South Korea

    Inside and Beyond the Tourist Traps: Seoul, South Korea

    April 1, 2009

  • Nigeria says “No” to ‘District 9’

    Nigeria says “No” to ‘District 9’

    September 22, 2009 Comments Off on Nigeria says “No” to ‘District 9’

    Homesick aliens aren’t the only problem brewing for the South African sci-fi flick ‘District 9.‘ The acclaimed film has been banned in Nigeria, following a private screening for government officials. The problem? Nigerians are upset to see their countrymen portrayed in the film as “criminals, cannibals and prostitutes who sleep with extra-terrestrial animals,” Dora Akunyili, the country’s information told CNN. ... Read More »
  • ‘District 9’ Where Space Meets Soweto

    ‘District 9’ Where Space Meets Soweto

    August 27, 2009

  • Keeping it Real in Southern Africa

    Keeping it Real in Southern Africa

    April 1, 2009

  • Armchair Traveler: Phuket, Thailand

    Armchair Traveler: Phuket, Thailand

    January 10, 2013 Comments Off on Armchair Traveler: Phuket, Thailand

    The gateway to a tropical eden, Phuket is Thailand’s biggest island and is on the western coast. A steady stream of tourists looking for the idyllic beach has helped bolster Phuket’s economy; it is now one of the wealthiest provinces in all of Thailand. Even after the December 26, 2004 tsunami devastated the area, the resilience of both its people ... Read More »
  • Angkor On Film

    Angkor On Film

    August 26, 2009

  • The Every War, The Every Eden: Thailand + Cambodia

    The Every War, The Every Eden: Thailand + Cambodia

    April 1, 2009

  • Ah, Paris of the 1920s

    Ah, Paris of the 1920s

    March 14, 2014 Comments Off on Ah, Paris of the 1920s

    John Baxter’s new book, The Golden Moments of Paris, got exciting reviews.Here’s the review by June Sawyers of the Chicago Trubune.   Paris, especially the Paris between the two world wars, continues to resonate with many people around the globe. The city has had many golden ages but probably none as famous as the 1920s: the Paris of the Lost ... Read More »
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