Cultural Region/Japanese
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Japan’s Indian Ocean Raid 1942: The Allies’ Lowest Ebb
$25.00 Read moreAn detailed illustrated exploration of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean in April 1942 – one of the largest operations conducted by the Imperial Navy during the war.
In the wake of Japan’s conqu- Series: Campaign #396
- Author: Stille, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854187
- Language: English
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The Tale of Genji
$8.00 Add to cartCompleted in the early 11th century, The Tale of Genji is considered the supreme masterpiece of Japanese prose literature, and one of the world’s earliest novels. A work of great length, it comprises … [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Murasaki, Lady
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 24 2000
- ISBN10: 0486414159
- Language: English
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Sandman: Dream Hunters
$19.99 Add to cartA humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor t… [more below]
- Author: Gaiman, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1401294235
- Language: English
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Samurai Women 1184-1877
$21.00 Read moreEver since the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan’s rich history. Using material that ha… [more below]
- Series: Warrior #151
- Author: Turnbull, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 19 2010
- ISBN10: 1846039517
- Language: English
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Punk Ikebana: Reimagining the Art of Floral Design
$60.00 Add to cartFloral designer Louesa Roebuck shows you how to make transcendent eco-luxe compositions with seasonal flora foraged from the West Coast.
Foreword by Obi Kaufmann, bestselling author of The California- Author: Roebuck, Louesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1951836642
- Language: English
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Kazuo Ohno’s World: From Without & Within
$34.95 Read morePhotographs and words illuminate Butoh dance.
Kazuo Ohno is one of the founders of the Japanese modern dance form, Butoh, which had a large influence on contemporary American modern and postmodern danc
- Author: Ohno, Kazuo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 343
- Publish Date: July 15 2004
- ISBN10: 0819566942
- Language: English
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Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze
$32.00 Read moreA revelatory and groundbreaking account of Imperial Japan’s kamikaze–the suicide pilots of World War II–as told through the eyes of the survivors
In the final year of World War II, a horrific new we- Author: Sheftall, M. G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0593472314
- Language: English
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Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai
$16.95 Read moreThe member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European countries. From 1866-70, he served as an attach with the… [more below]
- Author: Mitford, A. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 293
- Publish Date: March 24 2005
- ISBN10: 0486440621
- Language: English
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Trinity, Trinity, Trinity
$16.00 Read more“Delicately weaves generations of women to the lasting wounds of nuclear destruction and the hubris of war. A unique and unforgettable novel.” –Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of Woman of Light
A literar… [more below]- Author: Kobayashi, Erika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1662602103
- Language: English
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Hokusai Manga
$59.00 Add to cartThe legendary masterpieces of Hokusai-fifteen volumes in a single chunky book. Hokusai Manga is one of the masterpieces by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a master of Ukiyo-e art, depicting ordinary p… [more below]
- Author: Katsushika, Hokusai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: October 25 2011
- ISBN10: 4756240690
- Language: English
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The Only Woman in the Room: A Memoir of Japan, Human Rights, and the Arts
$21.00 Read moreIn 1946, at age twenty-two, Beate Sirota Gordon helped to draft the new postwar Japanese Constitution. The Only Woman in the Room chronicles how a daughter of Russian Jews became the youngest woman to… [more below]
- Author: Gordon, Beate Sirota
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 11 2014
- ISBN10: 022613251X
- Language: English
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Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family, Volume 6
$12.95 Read moreBefore the most recent Holy Grail War, Shirou Emiya spent most of his days like practically every other high school teen. Growing up without his parents, however, meant his evenings were commonly spen… [more below]
- Series: Fate/
- Author: Taa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1634428250
- Language: English
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The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi
$24.95 Read moreAn expert on samurai history paints a vivid, multi-faceted portrait of feudal Japan and Miyamoto Musashi–the legendary swordsman who wrote the classic martial arts treatise, The Book of Five Rings
Bo- Author: Wilson, William Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 12 2013
- ISBN10: 1590309871
- Language: English
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Just Enough: Lessons from Japan for Sustainable Living, Architecture, and Design
$35.00 Read moreHow the mindset of traditional Japanese society can guide our own efforts to lead a green lifestyle today.
If we want to live sustainably, how should we feel about nature? About waste? About our forest
- Author: Brown, Azby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 161172077X
- Language: English
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The Book of Tea
$14.95 Read moreThis modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize the wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea f… [more below]
- Author: Okakura, Kakuzo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1645471322
- Language: English
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Mochi Magic: 50 Traditional and Modern Recipes for the Japanese Treat
$16.95 Add to cartMochi — the traditional Japanese treat made of chewy rice dough — is a popular and versatile vehicle for all kinds of sweet and savory fillings, and easily molded into adorable shapes and characters… [more below]
- Author: Becker, Kaori
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1635862949
- Language: English
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Tree Spirits Grass Spirits
$19.95 Read moreA collected series of intertwined poetic essays written by acclaimed Japanese poet Hiromi Ito–part nature writing, part travelogue, part existential philosophy.
Written between April 2012 and Novembe
- Author: Ito, Hiromi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1643621920
- Language: English
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Tokyo Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home
$18.99 Read moreKeen to explore a different side of Tokyo? Like a Local is the book for you.
This isn’t your ordinary travel guide. You won’t find the Tokyo Tower and the Imperial Palace, in these pages, because that- Series: Local Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0241569060
- Language: English
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Renegade EDO and Paris: Japanese Prints and Toulouse-Lautrec
$30.00 Read moreBoth the Edo period (1603-1868) in Japan and the late nineteenth century in France witnessed a multitude of challenges to the status quo from the rising middle class. In Edo (present-day Tokyo), towns
- Author: Wu, Xiaojin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0932216072
- Language: English
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Ninjas and Samurai: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas
$7.99 Read moreThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the … [more below]
- Series: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #30
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 23 2014
- ISBN10: 038538632X
- Language: English
