Cultural Region/Japanese
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Effortless Bento: 300 Box Lunch Recipes
$19.95 Add to cartBento books have been some of the more accessible and popular genres coming out of Japan over the last few years, and Effortless Bento is essentially the bento encyclopedia. Filled with hundreds of fu… [more below]
- Author: Shufu-No-Tomo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 27 2014
- ISBN10: 1939130379
- Language: English
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The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City
$25.99 Add to cartAn elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo and its residents
From 1632 until 1854, Japan’s rulers restricted contact with foreign countries, a near isolation that fostered a remarkable and unique culture t- Author: Sherman, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1250206421
- Language: English
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Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World
$20.00 Add to cartThe untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured–and transformed–the world’s imagination.
“A masterful book driven by deep research, new insi- Author: Alt, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 22 2021
- ISBN10: 1984826719
- Language: English
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The Inland Sea
$22.95 Add to cart“An elegiac prose celebration . . . a classic in its genre.”–Publishers Weekly
In this acclaimed travel memoir, Donald Richie paints a memorable portrait of the island-studded Inland Sea. His existent
- Author: Richie, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1611720249
- Language: English
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The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto
$19.00 Add to cartWhen Pico Iyer decided to go to Kyoto and live in a monastery, he did so to learn about Zen Buddhism from the inside, to get to know Kyoto, one of the loveliest old cities in the world, and to find ou… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures #0000
- Author: Iyer, Pico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 27 1992
- ISBN10: 0679738347
- Language: English
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The Simple Art of Japanese Calligraphy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Japanese Characters with 15 Projects to Make
$19.99 Read moreCreate beautiful gifts, stationery, and decorations that incorporate the elegant, centuries-old art of Japanese calligraphy.
Developed since the sixth century, practiced by the royal elite and Buddhi- Author: Takenami, Yoko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1800652259
- Language: English
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Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples
$17.95 Read moreFresh out of college, Gesshin Claire Greenwood found her way to a Buddhist monastery in Japan and was ordained as a Buddhist nun. Zen appealed to Greenwood because of its all-encompassing approach to … [more below]
- Author: Greenwood, Gesshin Claire
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1608685829
- Language: English
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A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics
$9.95 Add to cartSure to be a classic, Donald Richie’s concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese
- Author: Richie, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: July 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1933330236
- Language: English
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Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II
$18.99 Add to cart“Absolutely riveting. A stay-up-all night read about two very different women who discover just how strong they can be–and just how much they’ll dare–during the brutal Japanese occupation of the Phi
- Author: Hooper, Elise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063068907
- Language: English
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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 Add to cartPhotographs 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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Furoshiki: The Japanese Art of Wrapping with Fabric
$19.95 Read moreLearn the art of furoshiki bag making, gift wrapping and clothing wraps in clear and simple steps.
Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, and it is used for may purposes: to wrap gifts, t- Author: Le Marec, Aurelie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1800920261
- 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
