Cultural Region/Japanese
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The Guest Cat
$14.95 Add to cartA bestseller in France and winner of Japan’s Kiyama Shohei Literary Award, The Guest Cat, by the acclaimed poet Takashi Hiraide, is a subtly moving and exceptionally beautiful novel about the transien
- Author: Hiraide, Takashi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0811221504
- Language: English
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DK Eyewitness Japan
$27.99 Read moreWhether you want to see cherry blossoms in Kyoto, speed through the countryside aboard a shinkansen, or shop til you drop in futuristic Shibuya, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experien
- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 024161595X
- Language: English
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Tales of Japan: Traditional Stories of Monsters and Magic
$24.95 Add to cartA deluxe volume of 15 Japanese folk tales that is sure to impress any fan of cultural and mythological literature with impactful and stunning illustrations by contemporary Japanese artist Kotaro Chiba
- Series: Tales
- Author: Chronicle Books
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 23, 2019
- ISBN10: 1452174466
- Language: English
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Mild Vertigo
$16.95 Add to cartThe apparently unremarkable Natsumi lives in a modern Tokyo apartment with her husband and two sons: she does the laundry, goes to the supermarket, visits friends, and gossips with neighbors. Tracing
- Author: Kanai, Mieko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 02, 2023
- ISBN10: 081123228X
- Language: English
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Cook Anime: Eat Like Your Favorite Character–From Bento to Yakisoba: A Cookbook
$21.99 Add to cartLearn to recreate delicious dishes referenced in over 500 of your favorite anime series with this practical guide to anime food.
Japanese animation has beautiful designs, fleshed out characters, and- Series: Cook Anime
- Author: Ault, Diana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01, 2020
- ISBN10: 1982143916
- Language: English
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Sputnik Sweetheart
$17.00 Add to cartPart romance, part detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love.
Now with a new introduction from the author.
K is madly in love with his best f- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Murakami, Haruki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 09, 2002
- ISBN10: 0375726055
- Language: English
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Kitchen
$17.00 Add to cart“Ms. Yoshimoto’s writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. … [It] seizes hold of the reader’s sympathy and refuses to let go.” -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
With the publication of Kitchen,
- Author: Yoshimoto, Banana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 17 2006
- ISBN10: 0802142443
- Language: English
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Hit Parade of Tears: Stories
$19.95 Add to cartA new collection of stories from the cult author of Terminal Boredom
Izumi Suzuki had ideas about doing things differently, ideas that paid little attention to the laws of physics, or the laws of the- Series: Verso Fiction
- Author: Suzuki, Izumi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 1839768495
- Language: English
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Cool Japan Guide: Fun in the Land of Manga, Lucky Cats and Ramen
$14.95 Add to cartTraveling to Japan has never been so much fun–visit the land of anime, manga, cosplay, hot springs and sushi
This graphic Japan travel guide is the first of its kind exploring Japanese culture from- Author: Denson, Abby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 10, 2015
- ISBN10: 4805312793
- Language: English
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The Book of Five Rings
$12.99 Add to cartThis luxurious hardback presents The Book of Five Rings, a classic Japanese text by the undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, with gold embossing and gilded page edges.
Shortly before his death in 1- Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics #7
- Author: Musashi, Miyamoto
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1398808741
- Language: English
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Scattered All Over the Earth
$16.95 Add to cartWelcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now remembered as “the land of sushi.” Hiruko, its former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job … [more below]
- Author: Tawada, Yoko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0811229289
- Language: English
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The Hole
$14.95 Add to cartAsa’s husband is transferring jobs, and his new office is located near his family’s home in the countryside. During an exceptionally hot summer, the young married couple move in, and Asa does her best… [more below]
- Author: Oyamada, Hiroko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 0811228878
- Language: English
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The Factory
$14.95 Add to cartThe English-language debut of one of Japan’s most exciting new writers, The Factory follows three workers at a sprawling industrial factory. Each worker focuses intently on the specific task they’ve b
- Author: Oyamada, Hiroko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 29 2019
- ISBN10: 0811228851
- Language: English
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No Longer Human
$24.95 Add to cartMine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.
Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human narrat
- Author: Dazai, Osamu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0811232433
- Language: English
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Ramen: 80 Easy Noodle Bowls and Broths
$24.95 Add to cartLean into the food phenomenon and culture craze that’s captured the world, with ramen, the healthy fast-food that is quick to cook and delicious to eat.
With slurpable noodles, umami broths and colorfu
- Author: Sano, Makiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1838611673
- Language: English
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A Wild Sheep Chase
$18.00 Add to cartA New York Times bestselling author–and “a mythmaker for the millennium, a wiseacre wiseman” (New York Times Book Review)–delivers a surreal and elaborate quest that takes readers from Tokyo to the … [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Murakami, Haruki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 09 2002
- ISBN10: 037571894X
- Language: English
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Kensuke’s Kingdom
$8.99 Add to cartA spellbinding tale of survival and self-discovery from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, who is poised for breakthrough U.S. success.
When Michael’s father loses his job, he buys a boat and convi… [more below]
- Author: Morpurgo, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0439591813
- Language: English
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After Dark
$17.00 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author–a gripping novel of late night encounters that’s “hypnotically eerie, sometimes even funny, but most of all … [a book] that keeps ratcheting up the suspen… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Murakami, Haruki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 29 2008
- ISBN10: 0307278735
- Language: English
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The Premonition
$24.00 Read moreThe internationally beloved author of Kitchen and Dead-End Memories returns with a beautiful and heartfelt story of a young woman haunted by her childhood and the inescapable bitterness that inevitabl… [more below]
- Author: Yoshimoto, Banana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1640093710
- Language: English
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The Anime Chef Cookbook: 75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favorite Anime
$24.99 Add to cartBring your favorite anime foods to life with 75 recipes—from traditional Japanese favorites to inventive recreations—that are easy to make, fun, and delicious.
Food plays an important role in anime- Author: Estero, Nadine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1631068660
- Language: English
