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The forgotten japanese
A revealing look at rural lives and lifestyles that have all but disappeared today.
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The buddhist swastika and hitler's cross
A remarkable cross-cultural history that rescues the swastika, an ancient Buddhist symbol, from its deployment by the forces of hate.
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The thorn puller
Introducing Hiromi Ito, an award-winning Japanese author who has been compared to Haruki Murakami and Yoko Tawada.
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A hundred years and a day
This ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki, author of the acclaimed novel Spring Garden, pushes the short story to a new level. In these stories of human connection in a contemporary, alienated world, people come together to share pieces of their lives, then part. We meet the women who...
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Takaoka's travels
Winner of the Yomiuri Prize.Winner of the 2024-2025 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature.Recipient of the 2022-23 William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation.Introducing Tatsuhiko Shibusawa—Japan’s Italo Calvino—in this fantast...
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Monkey new writing from japan
For fans of Japanese literature (Haruki Murakami and more) and readers who want to be introduced to exciting new writers.MONKEY New Writing from Japan is an annual anthology that showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Vol. 6 celebrates HORROR, from demons and ghosts to the myriad...
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One hot summer in kyoto
The tale of English teacher Peter Meadowes, who flees to Kyoto for a summer vacation and finds himself lusting after every woman he sees . . . Hot and sticky describes the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto in summer. And that is just the situation Peter Meadowes finds himself in when he flees to Ky...
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Japanese cinema
An informal yet informed journey through the classic works of Japanese cinema and their directors.This is a passionate, personal journey through one of the world’s greatest national cinemas, beginning with the classic directors who came to the fore in the postwar period and became legendary names...
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Kyoto machiya restaurant guide
Enjoy delicious Japanese food in some of Kyoto's most tucked-away and spectacular townhouses.
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Professor risley and the imperial japanese troupe
The unlikely history of early cross-cultural encounters between the West and Japan, featuring acrobats, jugglers, and a colorful American impresario.
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My year of dirt and water
Married to a Zen monk in training, an American woman in Japan chronicles her own year of growth and discovery.
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Anime explosion!
One of the best overviews of the anime phenomenon, its history and cultural significance, ideal for surveys and in-depth study.
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Eating wild japan
A delicious collection of essays, recipes, and practical plant information exploring Japan's thriving culture of foraged foods.
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Yoga heart
Poems derived from yogic practice, capturing the journey of the physical body to transcendent awareness.
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What i wish my christian friends knew about judaism
The basics of Jewish life and customs described for Christians in a spirit of understanding and shared appreciation of common roots. “Masterful overview.”--Publishers Weekly
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Witches, sluts, feminists
Exposing how witch” and slut” are used to police female sexuality, the author rehabilitates these sex positive archetypes.
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Ethical porn for dicks
This book offers men non-shaming ways to understand and talk about how to use pornography responsibly.
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Japan from anime to zen
An accessible compendium of the most important aspects of Japanese arts, culture and history, for quick reference or a longer, in-depth read, for actual and armchair travelers alike..
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Still life and other stories
Winner of the PEN Center USA Award for translationAward-winning author Junzo Shono weaves a stunning tapestry of everyday life in this collection of short stories.A young man, having failed his college entrance exams, becomes obsessed with a family card game. A businessman stays overnight at an i...
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The fourth string
Two women. Two cultures. One music.
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The book of tea
A timeless classic that points to tea as Asia's unique power to influence the world.
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Kyoto stories
An American student in 1970s Kyoto rambles among the city's beauties and traditions, learning as he goes. Don Ascher is a young American living in Kyoto in the 1970s. He is a student of Japanese. He also teaches English, works at a shabu-shabu restaurant, and hangs out in the company of gangsters...
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A lateral view
A revealing look at the Japanese through the window of their contemporary culture.
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Exploring kyoto, revised edition
An updated guide to the legendary gardens, temples, and backstreet treasures of Japan's most walkable city.
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Epochs of chinese and japanese art
Two volumes of the essential and definitive survey of Chinese and Japanese art in one book.
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Japanese girl at the siege of changchun
An unforgettable memoir of the horrors suffered by a Japanese family trapped in Changchun, China, at the end of WW2.
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Sake confidential
An American sake expert takes you to a whole new level of insider knowledge and expertise
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In the woods of memory
A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback.
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Speak and read japanese
A handy supplement for learning 300 of the most common Japanese words, works with any textbook!
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Sacred sanskrit words
A guide to the key spiritual concepts behind yoga and other branches of Eastern wisdom
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Off the beaten tracks in japan
2023 FOREWORD INDIES BOOK OF THE YEAR GOLD WINNER FOR TRAVELObservations on the people, culture, and history of Japan from a long-time resident riding the rails along the less-traveled western coastline.This journey the length of Japan takes the reader off the beaten tracks to explore some of t...
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Yamamba
Women, Magic, Wisdom: Explore a Japanese myth through the words and images of key scholars and artists.
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Crazy for kanji
A passionate and playful guide to kanji that examines characters from every angle for an in-depth understanding.
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Tenryu-ji
A major Japanese Zen temple, viewed through its monks, gardens, meditation, and art.
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Forty-seven samurai
One of the most spectacular vendettas ever: the history and haiku behind the mass-suicide featured in the 2013 film 47 Ronin
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Viewed sideways
In this new collection, Richie once again demonstrates his mastery of the essay and his deep knowledge about Japan.
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On god's radar
"Anyone who thinks walking across the country is about walking, I'm here to tell you that it's not."
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Dragon palace
Included in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023Stories from a Japanese master of transformative fiction, where reality, myth, and human foibles meet shifting dimensions of gender, biology, and destiny.From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo comes this otherworldly collection of ...
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Illusory dwellings
Essays on the nature, creation, and presentation of art, craft, and architecture in Japan, springing from the author’s experiences in Kyoto.
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Tabemasho! let's eat!
Your favorite Japanese foods, home-cooked, packaged, or served in restaurants, and how they came to delight the American palate.
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Tokyo stroll
Adventuring, wandering, discovery: this is the guidebook to Tokyo that Japan lovers and the curious have been waiting for.
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Naikan
The 20th anniversary edition of the best-selling guide to self-reflection.A unique blend of the spiritual and psychological to help you examine your life, renew your relationships, and reshape your future. Drawing on Eastern spiritual and psychological traditions, Naikan is an effective method of...
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The making of modern china
An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history; ideal for those new to the subject."School Library Journal
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The midnight eye guide to new japanese film
The hottest directors, their coolest films . . . A complete guide to today's Japanese movie renaissance
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Speak and read chinese
A handy supplement to studying characters in class or independently that teaches useful tricks for remembering words and tones.
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Oh, tama!
A deeply eccentric novel about lives and connections—and a cat of course—in 1980s Tokyo: witty, offbeat, and strangely profound.
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The astro boy essays
A tribute to Japan's "god of manga" by his longtime American friend and translator.
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The cape
Explosive stories of the little-known burakumin from one of Japan's great postwar literary masters.
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Evening clouds
A masterpiece of quiet lyricism against a backdrop of change and renewal
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Hojoki
An extraordinary literary work from the 12th century, a meditation on nature and mortality.
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The little exile
A Japanese-American girl's life changes forever when she and her family are relocated from San Francisco to Arkansas during WW2.
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Persona
A critical biography of a modern Japanese literary giant, whose brilliant career ended in a spectacular ritual suicide.
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The inland sea
The classic travel journal, a quest for personal discovery and the ancient beauties and dying values of modern Japan.
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The silver spoon
Japan's most beloved memoir, from the early 20th century, "an extraordinarily beautiful evocation of the world of childhood" (Howard Hibbett).
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Warring clans, flashing blades
Fifty more of the best samurai films--this time teamed up with yakuza and ninjas!
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Basho's haiku journeys
Haiku tell the story of the poet Basho and the diaries he wrote while walking throughout Japan in the 1600s
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A shameful life
A new, definitive translation of the postwar classic know to the west as No Longer Human—a tortured vision inspiring the likes of Junji Ito and Bungo Stray Dogs
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Being japanese american
A celebration of JA culture: facts, recipes, songs, words, and memories that every JA will want to share.
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The art of setting stones
A garden designer in Japan looks deeply into nature and composition to discover truth and beauty.
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Milky way railroad
A tender, timeless fable about afterlife from Japan's best-loved children's writer.
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Of arcs and circles
A designer of Japanese gardens contemplates wildness, humanity, beauty, the liquid state of the world.
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The pearl jacket and other stories
China's hottest literary genre brings together the traditional, the experimental, and the avant-garde.
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The heron catchers
2024 International Rubery Book Awards Winner | 2023 American Writing Awards Finalist | 2023 Foreword Indies Awards Finalist | 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards FinalistJoiner's second novel set in the fabled Kanazawa area is an intimate yet understated look at an American who seeks recovery ...
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China smart
Essential essays on all things Chinese that inform and entertain travelers, students, and anyone working or living in China
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Native american in the land of the shogun
A wide-ranging, readable account of an eccentric and exceptional man who crossed cultures and changed history.
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Division to unification in imperial china
The second volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's transition from the Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty.
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Basic patterns of chinese grammar
A handy classroom, test-prep, and study supplement to help you speak and write with confidence while avoiding common mistakes.
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Tokyo junkie
60 years of observation: an American journalist’s memoir about Tokyo’s modern urban transformation, its criminal underworld and, oh yes, baseball.
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The minamata story
The true story of how one Japanese village suffered and survived the mercury poisoning of its waters.
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The care and use of japanese woodworking tools
Essential information for hobbyists and professionals; fully illustrated
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A dictionary of japanese buddhist terms
<p>The return of a vital resource for students of Japanese culture, revised and expanded.</p>
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Just enough
How the mindset of traditional Japanese society can guide our own efforts to lead a green lifestyle today.
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Kanazawa
In Kanazawa, Japan, Emmitt and his wife Mirai clash over how to pursue their future together until a 30-year-old mystery reveals a way forward.
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The haiku apprentice
Discover the beauty of haiku and be inspired to start your own haiku group!
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Womansword
A linguistic portrait of Japanese womanhood, in a new edition that reveals how things have—and haven't—changed in 30 years
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Kanji pict-o-graphix
A visual delight, this bestselling, award-winning book makes a great classroom resource and a wonderful study aid.
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A bridge of words
Prolific, award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry Hiroaki Sato recorded his thoughts on American society in mainly two columns across 30-plus years, collected here for the first time. This anthology of over 60 of Sato’s commentaries reflect the writer’s wide-ranging erudi...
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Right under the big sky, i don't wear a hat
Haiku and occasional essays from an eccentric personality.
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Chinese proverbs and popular sayings
A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students.
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A tractate on japanese aesthetics
Sure to be a classic, Donald Richie's concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese
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The four immigrants manga
A "documentary comic book" from 1931, depicting the true adventures of four young Japanese men in America.
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China survival guide
An updated edition of the best-selling travel guide that spells out tourist problems and solutions with humor and candor.
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