Japan
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Musashi: Book One – Earth, Water & Fire – The Novel: New Unabridged Translation
$19.99 Add to cartA new and unabridged 3-book translation of Eiji Yoshikawa’s bestselling novel about Miyamoto Musashi–the most famous swordfighter in Japanese history!
This is the first book of Musashi: The Novel, a- Author: Yoshikawa, Eiji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 4805318414
- Language: English
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Hollow Inside
$16.95 Read moreA witty, deadpan novel about modern relationships, pets, and living as a single woman; for fans of Sayaka Murata, offbeat humor, and sharp social observation
In this skewed, mordantly funny Japanese n- Series: Japanese Novellas
- Author: Otani, Asako
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1805680013
- Language: English
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The Way of the Samurai
$24.99 Add to cart“The Way of the Samurai: Unveiling the Heart of Ancient Warriors”
When you hear the word “samurai,” you might imagine fierce fighters wearing masks and wielding long swords. But there’s more to samurai
- Author: Nitobe, Inazo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: July 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1998050262
- Language: English
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Run with the Wind
$19.99 Add to cartA bestseller in Japan–a beautiful story about shared self-discovery and friendship involving an unlikely group of students who decide to defy the odds and pursue a seemingly impossible goal together.
- Author: Miura, Shion
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0063330911
- Language: English
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Rip It Up
$19.95 Add to cartThe Akutagawa prize-winning novel by Kou Machida, Japan’s most outlandish and inventive author.
Rip It Up is the first ever English translation of Kou Machida’s award-winning novel, an undertaking ove- Series: Inpatient Press / Mercurial Editions
- Author: Machida, Kou
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1965874142
- Language: English
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The Neverending Book
$27.99 Add to cartAn aged, near-blind, book-loving king sends two of his subjects out into the world to learn about unusual and magical books. One year later, they return to tell the whimsical, tender, and touching sto
- Author: Matayoshi, Naoki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 132412380X
- Language: English
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Japanese Folk Magic
$14.99 Add to cart- Series: Folk Magic #3
- Author: Zanetta, Marianna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 8854421839
- Language: English
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Comfort Women: Japan’s Brutal Regime of Enforced Prostitution in the Second World War
$23.99 Add to cartIn 1938 the Japanese Imperial Forces established a “comfort station” in Shanghai. This was the first of many officially sanctioned brothels set up across Asia to service the needs of the Japanese forc
- Author: Hicks, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0393316947
- Language: English
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Tokyo: A Biography: Disasters, Destruction and Renewal: The Story of an Indomitable City
$9.99 Add to cartThe history of Tokyo is as eventful as it is long. A concise yet detailed overview of this fascinating, centuries-old city, Tokyo: A Biography is a perfect companion volume for history buffs or Tokyo-… [more below]
- Series: Tuttle Specials
- Author: Mansfield, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 0804853045
- Language: English
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The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant: Volume I
$34.99 Add to cartOriginally crafted in 1800s Edo period Japan, this precursor to manga is an honored fantasy adventure that has inspired readers for generations. Immerse yourself in this captivating story of bravery,
- Author: Danielsen, Andreas Kronborg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 466
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1965492061
- Language: English
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I Am a Cat: Volume One Volume 1
$24.99 Read moreI, ladies and gentlemen, am a cat. I still don’t have a name.
Once a stray kitten, the narrator of this story is now a noble and insightful observer of the bizarre and funny foibles of the human bein- Author: Soseki, Natsume
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 30 2025
- ISBN10: 1784879797
- Language: English
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El Caf? de la Luna Llena / The Full Moon Coffee Shop
$21.95 Add to cartAd?ntrate es esta delicia de la literatura japonesa, un libro lleno de m?sica, astrolog?a, riqu?simos postres e incre?bles ilustraciones, y con un bello mensaje sobre el poder de las emociones y la ma… [more below]
- Author: Mochizuki, Mai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 840103616X
- Language: Spanish
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Japanese Kabuki Stories: Tales of Love and Death from the Japanese Theater
$24.99 Add to cart“Kabuki is action-packed, scenically thrilling and histrionically flamboyant” –The Guardian
This beautiful book celebrates the Japanese kabuki tradition–presenting fifteen classic tales of tragic lo- Author: Civardi, Ornella
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 4805319720
- Language: English
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Los Secretos de la Papeler?a Shihodo / Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationaty Shop
$21.95 Add to cartUn tributo exquisito al arte de la caligraf?a y el poder de la correspondencia. Cinco historias alrededor de una encantadora papeler?a en Tokio.
Escondida en las calles del elegante barrio de Ginza, en… [more below]- Author: Ueda, Kenji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 841034002X
- Language: Spanish
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How to Hold Someone in Your Heart
$18.00 Add to cartBook Two of the Lost Souls Series
The much-anticipated follow-up novel to the instant national bestseller Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon picks up seven years later with go-between Ayumi, a young ma- Series: A Lost Souls Novel
- Author: Tsujimura, Mizuki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 166809987X
- Language: English
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Okinawa: A Decorated Marine’s Account of the Last Battle of World War II
$27.00 Add to cartPenguin delivers you to the front lines of The Pacific Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries.
Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion
- Author: Leckie, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0140173897
- Language: English
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In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century’s End
$23.00 Add to cartWhen the Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, Japanese newspapers could not call his death a death, nor could they refer to him by his proper name. To do so would have exposed them to terrorism from the vig… [more below]
- Author: Field, Norma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 09 1993
- ISBN10: 0679741895
- Language: English
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Passage to Tokyo
$17.99 Add to cart- Series: Ancestor Memories #2
- Author: Kuroki, Poppy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 0063410923
- Language: English
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The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen: The Heartwarming Japanese Cat Novel about Fate and the Healing Power of Food
$18.00 Add to cartFollow the seashell path along Tokyo Bay until you get to the Chibineko Kitchen, where a traditional Japanese meal can summon anyone you choose from your past, but only for as long as it continues to … [more below]
- Series: Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen
- Author: Takahashi, Yuta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0143138626
- Language: English
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When the Museum Is Closed
$18.95 Add to cartA quirky, joyful, feel-good love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus, from the author of international bestseller Diary of a Void
Rika Horauchi’s new part-time- Author: Yagi, Emi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 1593768273
- Language: English
