Cultural Region/Japanese
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Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
$14.99 Add to cart“A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pithy, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics wh
- Author: Hoffmann, Yoel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 03, 2018
- ISBN10: 4805314435
- Language: English
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Grenade
$18.99 Add to cartHere it is The hugely anticipated follow-up to Gratz’s NYT bestselling, critically acclaimed phenomenon REFUGEE. This is another searing and heart-pounding look at kids making their way through war.
A… [more below]
- Author: Gratz, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1338245694
- Language: English
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Make It Japanese: Simple Recipes for Everyone: A Cookbook
$30.00 Add to cartLearn the building blocks of authentic Japanese home cooking with 85 satisfying, soulful, everyday recipes from the beloved BuzzFeed Tasty food personality
“Rie’s marvelous recipes taught me new thing- Author: McClenny, Rie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593236351
- Language: English
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All the Lovers in the Night
$17.95 Add to cartFINALIST for the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
A BEST BOOK OF 2022
Oprah Daily・TIME Magazine・Washington Post・Publishers Weekly・Lit HubBestselling author
- Author: Kawakami, Mieko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 23, 2023
- ISBN10: 160945846X
- Language: English
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
$19.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The book that sparked a revolution and inspired the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo the original guide to decluttering your home once and for all.
ONE OF- Series: Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- Author: Kondo, Marie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 14 2014
- ISBN10: 1607747308
- Language: English
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Kappa
$13.95 Add to cartThe Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore known for dragging unwary toddlers to their deaths in rivers: a scaly, child-sized creature, looking something like a frog, but with a sharp, pointed bea… [more below]
- Author: Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0811232166
- Language: English
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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (I Survived #8): Volume 8
$5.99 Add to cartThe disaster felt around the world . . .
Visiting his dad’s hometown in Japan four months after his father’s death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive… [more below]
- Series: I Survived #08
- Author: Tarshis, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 27 2013
- ISBN10: 0545459370
- Language: English
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The Flowers of Buffoonery
$14.95 Add to cartThe Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba–the narrator of No Longer Human at a younger age–is being kept after a failed suicide attempt. While he is convalescing, his f
- Author: Dazai, Osamu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0811234541
- Language: English
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A Tale for the Time Being
$20.00 Add to cartA brilliant, unforgettable novel from bestselling author Ruth Ozeki, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness
Finalist for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award “A time being is- Author: Ozeki, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: December 31, 2013
- ISBN10: 0143124870
- Language: English
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Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
$26.95 Add to cartA deluxe volume of 16 traditional Nordic folk tales that is sure to impress any fan of cultural and mythological literature with impactful and stunning illustrations by contemporary artist Ulla Thynel… [more below]
- Series: Tales
- Author: Chronicle Books
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1452174474
- Language: English
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Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination
$15.95 Add to cartThis collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan’s answer to Edgar Allan Poe.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is writte- Author: Rampo, Edogawa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 10, 2012
- ISBN10: 4805311932
- Language: English
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Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
$19.95 Add to cartAn updated version of the classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Every book about wabi-sabi is based on the paradigm introduced in the original edition of this
- Author: Koren, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 0981484603
- Language: English
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The Unofficial Studio Ghibli Cookbook: 50+ Delicious Recipes Inspired by Your Favorite Japanese Animated Films
$19.95 Add to cartBring some magic into your kitchen with this unofficial collection of Japanese recipes inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films.
Since 1985, Studio Ghibli has enchanted moviegoers with fantasti- Series: Gifts for Movie & TV Lovers
- Author: Yun, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1646043294
- Language: English
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The Setting Sun
$14.95 Add to cartSet in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his… [more below]
- Series: New Directions Book
- Author: Dazai, Osamu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: January 17 1968
- ISBN10: 0811200329
- Language: English
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Studio Ghibli Cookbook: Unofficial Recipes Inspired by Spirited Away, Ponyo, and More!
$29.99 Add to cartCreate delicious dishes from My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, and more with this cookbook inspired by the stunning worlds of Studio Ghibli!
Whether they offer a moment of family bonding, comf- Author: Vo, Minh-Tri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 25, 2022
- ISBN10: 164722912X
- Language: English
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Schoolgirl
$11.95 Add to cartEssentially the start of Dazai’s career, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the str… [more below]
- Author: Dazai, Osamu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 15 2011
- ISBN10: 1935548085
- Language: English
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
$21.00 Add to cartA “dreamlike and compelling” tour de force (Chicago Tribune)–an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan’
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Murakami, Haruki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 01, 1998
- ISBN10: 0679775439
- Language: English
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Norwegian Wood
$17.00 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore: A magnificent coming-of-age story steeped in nostalgia, “a masterly novel” (The New York Times Book Review) blending the music, the mood, and the eth… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Murakami, Haruki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 12 2000
- ISBN10: 0375704027
- Language: English
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
$17.99 Add to cartThe wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie–about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself–a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the
- Author: Yagisawa, Satoshi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063278677
- Language: English
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The Japanese Yokai Handbook: A Guide to the Spookiest Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Evil Creatures from Japanese Folklore
$14.99 Add to cartThis book is your ultimate guide to Japan’s scariest creatures!
Yokai come in every imaginable shape and form–from frightening ghosts and cruel demons to cute fairies and enchanted animals. They can- Author: Kinoshita, Masami
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 4805317280
- Language: English
