Japan
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Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei
$17.00 Add to cartThe eccentric Bankei (1622-1693) has long been an underground hero in the world of Zen. At a time when Zen was becoming overly formalized in Japan, he stressed its relevance to everyday life, insistin… [more below]
- Author: Hakeda, Yoshito
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: January 23 1994
- ISBN10: 0802131840
- Language: English
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Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor
$31.99 Add to cartWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Dillon Book Award
“Gripping history, offering both drama and suspense.” —Wall Street Journal
A riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the personalities and
- Author: Kemper, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063268175
- Language: English
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The Birch Bark Books of Simon Pokagon
$5.99 Add to cartThe Birch Bark Books of Simon Pokagon is a collection of articles and legends written for and about the Potawatomi tribe by Simon Pokagon. Originally printed on the bark of the white birch tree, a ges
- Series: Mint Editions (Native Stories, Indigenous Voices)
- Author: Pokagon, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 74
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1513211978
- Language: English
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Schoolgirl: Hardcover Edition
$19.95 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1642733547
- Language: English
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Curse on This Country: The Rebellious Army of Imperial Japan
$39.95 Add to cartImperial Japanese soldiers were notorious for blindly following orders, and their enemies in the Pacific War derided them as “cattle to the slaughter.” But, in fact, the Japanese Army had a long histo
- Author: Orbach, Danny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1501705288
- Language: English
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Kazuko: Sixth Grade in World War II Hiroshima
$17.99 Add to cartKazuko is the memoir of a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor. It is the story of a young Japanese girl’s experience living through the world’s first atomic bomb and its aftermath.
Kazuko Blake, now in her
- Author: Blake, Kazuko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
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True Path of the Ninja: The Definitive Translation of the Shoninki (the Authentic Ninja Training Manual)
$12.95 Add to cartTrue Path of the Ninja is the first authoritative translation in English of the Shoninki–the famous 17th-century ninjutsu manual.
Authors Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami worked closely with Dr. Naka- Author: Cummins, Antony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 4805314397
- Language: English
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Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers
$21.00 Add to cart“We tried to live with 120 percent intensity, rather than waiting for death. We read and read, trying to understand why we had to die in our early twenties. We felt the clock ticking away towards our … [more below]
- Author: Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: April 15 2007
- ISBN10: 0226619516
- Language: English
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Indestructible: The Unforgettable Memoir of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima
$18.99 Add to cartMedal of Honor recipient Jack H. Lucas’s classic memoir of his heroics at the Battle of Iwo Jima–with a foreword by Bob Dole and reissued to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the battle in 2020.
O- Author: Lucas, Jack H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 62795627
- Language: English
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The Japanese Tea Ceremony: Cha-No-Yu and the Zen Art of Mindfulness
$14.99 Add to cartThe Japanese Tea Ceremony is a detailed examination of the five-centuries-old tea ceremony–or Cha-no-Yu in Japanese, literally “hot water for tea”–a cornerstone of Japanese culture and a core practi… [more below]
- Author: Sadler, A. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 23 2019
- ISBN10: 4805315067
- Language: English
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Hiroshige’s Japan: On the Trail of the Great Woodblock Print Master – A Modern-Day Artist’s Journey on the Old Tokaido Road
$29.99 Add to cart“Presented alongside Hiroshige’s prints, with descriptions and context, Delord’s work offers an absorbing contemplation of Japan’s past and present via one legendary travel route, and shows how thorou… [more below]
- Author: Delord, Philippe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 4805316292
- Language: English
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Otaku Food!: Japanese Soul Food Inspired by Anime and Pop Culture
$30.99 Add to cartExperience the world of Japanese pop culture through a whole new medium-food! Otaku Food brings the delectable dishes seen throughout anime and manga to your kitchen for chefs of all levels.
- Author: Baghernejad, Danielle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1642503339
- Language: English
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Otaku Japan: The Fascinating World of Japanese Manga, Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, Toys, Idols and More! (Covers Over 450 Locations with
$18.99 Add to cartTransport yourself to the global capital of cool with this ultimate guide to Japanese pop culture
Are you crazy about Japanese manga, anime, video games, cosplay, toys and idols? If so, this book is- Author: Simone, Gianni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 29 2021
- ISBN10: 4805315148
- Language: English
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Name Construction in Mediæval Japan
$49.95 Add to cartName Construction in Medi val Japan examines Japanese names from earliest records to the close of the medieval period in 1600. Like ancient Greek or Latin names or Arabic names, ancient and medieval J
- Author: Throndardottir, Solveig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 490
- Publish Date: June 30 2017
- ISBN10: 1947401009
- Language: English
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Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers, a Puppet Play
$14.94 Add to cartThis book is a puppet play which represents major Asian traditions. A translation of the eighteenth-century Japanese drama.
Chushingura (TheTreasury of Loval Retainers), also known as the story of the
- Author: Keene, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 17 2019
- ISBN10: 168411733X
- Language: English
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Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio
$29.95 Add to cartNew volume in the Cleveland Masterwork Series focuses on a studio of important late nineteenth through early twentieth-century Japanese ceramic artists.
This is the first comprehensive look in English
- Series: Cleveland Masterwork #7
- Author: Maezaki, Shinya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1913875547
- Language: English
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Autobiography of a Geisha
$24.95 Add to cartThe glamorous world of big-city geisha is familiar to many readers, but little has been written of the life of hardship and pain led by the hot-springs-resort geisha. Indentured to geisha houses by fa
- Author: Masuda, Sayo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 185
- Publish Date: June 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0231129513
- Language: English
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History of Japan: A Captivating Guide to Japanese History, Including Events Such as the Genpei War, Mongol Invasions, Battle of Tsushima
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Japan, then keep reading…
Japan is one of the most adaptable countries in the world. It is capable of very rapid change, even after crises that woul
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: December 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1647480876
- Language: English
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And the River Flowed as a Raft of Corpses: The Poetry of Yamaguchi Tsutomu, Survivor of Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki
$12.50 Add to cartChad Diehl, a Columbia University doctoral candidate, introduces Raft of Corpses as the first official translation of the tanka poetry of Yamaguchi Tsutomu (1916-2010), a survivor of both atomic bombi… [more below]
- Author: Diehl, Chad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 154
- Publish Date: July 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1450712975
- Language: English
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The Way of Tea: Health, Harmony, and Inner Calm
$15.99 Add to cartClarity. Health. Peace of mind. These are the goals of The Way of Tea.
In this book, readers will learn more about all aspects of tea–from the practical to the spiritual–and how they can implement- Author: Fisher, Aaron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 080485436X
- Language: English
