Books on Japan

Author: Inazo Nitobe Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: This classic text by Inazo Nitobe defining the moral code of the warrior class or Samurai has had a huge...

Author: Katherine Tamiko Arguile Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 For Katherine Tamiko Arguile, the Japanese food her mother cooked was a portal to a part of her that sometimes...

Author: Bruce Gardner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 The exquisite Japanese hikaru dorodango, or shiny mud ball, is created by rolling earth by hand into a perfect sphere and...

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Author: Tim Anderson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 In Ramen Forever, Tim Anderson shows you the way to enjoy delicious homemade ramen on a regular basis, and gives you...

Author: James Hornfischer Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 576 An unprecedented account of the monumental Pacific War campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its power and...

Author: Asako Yuzuki Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 'Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable' PANDORA SYKES 'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY 'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel...

Author: Annelore Parot Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 36 Konichiwa! Welcome to the world of the Kokeshi! Inspired by traditional Japanese dolls, this delightful universe has sophistication, style, and an...

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Author: Ken Mogi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 NAGOMI is the Japanese ideology that advocates embracing everything life throws at us so we can live peacefully and harmoniously. There...

Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building lies a shop filled with hundreds of second-hand books.Twenty-five-year-old Takako has never liked...

Author: Min Jin Lee Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 560 A victorian epic transplanted to Japan, following a Korean family of immigrants through eight decades and four generations....

A classic of modern travel writing- the story of one man's epic trek across Japan, from north to south One sunny spring morning in the 1970s, an unlikely Englishman set...

A compelling and surreal, Orwellian mystery by one of Japan's greatest writers. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, an enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from...

Author: Sarah Teasley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 From cars to cameras, design from Japan is ubiquitous. So are perceptions of Japanese design, from calming, carefully crafted minimalism to...

Five ruthless killers. Five deadly motives. One King - who must die. Six of Crows meets Kill Bill in a feast of treason and seduction set against a dazzling fantasy...

The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and community; Time magazine Top 100 books of 2023; 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times THE...

Author: Alex Kerr Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Originally published in Japanese as a call to preserve disappearing facets of Japan's rich and ancient culture, this book takes its...

For fans of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, SHE AND HER CAT and THE GOODBYE CAT - this huge international sensation with a touch of magical realism tells of mysterious clinic where...

Fifth edition, fully revised and updated.'something of an institution ... We highly recommend you get a copy for its amusing tone, on-the-nose criticism and Buxton's unerring nose for value' Master...

Author: John DougillFormat: Paperback, 152mm x 229mm, 308 pagesPublished: Stone Bridge Press, United States, 2023Observations on the people, culture, and history of Japan from a long-time resident riding the rails...

The Japanese philosopher and aesthete's definitive, hugely influential exposition of his philosophy of folkcrafts, setting out the hallmarks of Japanese design as we know it today - anonymity, quality, simplicity...

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The next heartwarming instalment of the Timber Girls Series. Perfect for fans of Elaine Everest and Pam Howes.Trixie and her fellow lumberjills are back in Scotland, newly stationed at the...

Author: Sokyo OnoFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 203mm, 144 pagesPublished: Tuttle Publishing, United States, 2024Japanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us!Shinto: The Japanese...

Author: Tomihiko Morimi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 *SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE* An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the...

Author: Giselle Ang Format: Board book Number of Pages: 20 Teach babies to greet others in twelve different languages with this adorable multilingual board book! Get ready, everyone! LET'S SAY...HELLO....

A fake relationship becomes the real thing in this Regency romance from the bestselling author Publishers Weekly calls "irresistible." To protect the dukedom from an incompetent and greedy cousin, Daniel...

Author: Amy Stanley Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 A groundbreaking new history of Edo, now modern-day Tokyo, that will change our understanding of Japanese history, placing women's...

Author: Hector Garcia Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Ikigai is the place where our passion (what we love), mission (what we hope to contribute), vocation (the gifts we have...

A spine-tinglingly beautiful hardback collection of some of Japan's scariest yet still compelling classic ghost stories Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales...

Almost every architect starts their career with the design of a residence. This fact alone helps to highlight the significant status of the residence in the field of Japanese architecture....

A landmark work of nonfiction and the definitive account of nuclear devastation The explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble...

Author: Yoshifumi Miyazaki Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 'It is clear that our bodies still recognize nature as our home...' - Yoshifumi Miyazaki 'Forest bathing' or shinrin-yoku is a...

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy. During...

Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 The home of trusted Japanese dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Japanese to English and English to Japanese...

The hilarious number one bestselling memoir from YouTube sensation Chris Broad, a Brit trying assimilate into life in Japan as he unravels the wonders and eccentricities of one of the...

Murakami's most acclaimed novel in a highly covetable gift edition Enter the surreal and enchanting world of Haruki Murakami Toru Okada's cat has disappeared. His wife is growing more distant...

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Author: Helen Saberi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 In Teatimes: A World Tour food historian Helen Saberi takes us on a journey into the fascinating history of teatimes, from...

1875With their father missing and their mother suddenly passing, Esme and Gabriel are forced to track down their estranged grandfather in Lincolnshire. Cold and unwelcoming, he is reluctant to take...

From the author of international bestseller Convenience Store Woman comes a collection of short fiction: weird, out of this world and like nothing you've read before.An engaged couple falls out...

*Find out how to live a more harmonious life thanks to NAGOMI, the ancient Japanese philosophy that helps you find balance and peace in everything you do * There is...

An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japan's landscape, culture, history and future Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over thirty...

A mesmerising, surreal novel - Murakami's most celebrated and influential masterpiece *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW* Toru Okada's cat has disappeared. His wife...

Learn to cook authentic Japanese food from scratch at home, with step by step recipes for the traditional classics like ramen noodles, broth, sushi rice or homemade tofu as well...

Author: Osamu Dazai Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 'Dazai's brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment and with the inner lives of...

Author: Sideranch Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 216 This complete guide provides lessons and insights from 100 professional artists! Imagine an art class taught by 100 professional Japanese manga and...