Return to Japan Author:Elizabeth Gray Vining From 1946 to 1950, Elizabeth Gray Vining was tutor to Crown Prince Akihito of Japan. She made two return visits, the first in 1957; the second in April, 1959, when she was the only non-Japanese guest invited to the Crown Prince's wedding. Here Mrs. Vining tells the fascinating story of her return to Japan after almost a decade's absence. In it s... more »he takes the reader with her not only to the royal wedding, but to observe the great political and social changes in Japan and to re-explore the unique charm of life there.« less