Even today the picture of Japan in many a European’s mental vision is determined by fascinating attraction. On the one hand it is a country of high technology, a powerful industrial nation operating worldwide. On the other hand, like a bulwark, there are traditions that have been handed down through the generations and which generally must not be understood by an Occidental mind.

In his fantasy “Tokyo Adventure” Luigi di Ghisallo succeeded in describing this atmosphere in a captivating musica...