Books on Japan

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE- An extraordinary, thrilling novel about sex, disability and power LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025 Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa...

Mysterious demons, ghosts and monsters have haunted Japan for centuries! The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai presents 100 of the strangest creatures you have ever seen - from evil demons...

A long-running bestseller, Etiquette Guide to Japan has already helped generations of visiting business professionals and tourists negotiate the complexities of Japanese culture. Now completely revised and updated, this new...

A special hardback edition of Muarkami's epic, magical masterpiece, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Published in this new gift edition, with an introduction from the author, to celebrate the forthcoming publication...

A revelatory and richly varied collection of Korea's greatest short stories This eclectic, moving and wonderfully enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature. Journeying through Korea's dramatic twentieth...

Every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Mill House, home to the reclusive Fujinuma Kiichi, son of a famous artist, who has lived...

'[ Death on Gokumon Island ] is perfect summer fun' - Anthony Horowitz Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news - the son of one of...

For lovers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop , a new book about the beauty of humble objects, the power of writing, and reconnecting...

'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real' A lavishly illustrated edition of Murakami's classic short story. 'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real.' A...

Discover Haruki Murakami's first two novels. Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 are Haruki Murakami's two first novel - here they are together in one edition. Now I think...

The most popular comfort food dishes in Japan - perfect for the home kitchen Recreate delicious classic Japanese dishes from the comfort of your home. From crispy katsusando and moreish...

Japanese Kanji and Kana Workbook offers a systematic approach to learning Japanese characters. It is designed to be used with the best-selling Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Guide to the...

These fine-quality wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired by elegant Kimono Flower patterns. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs...

In this newly revised edition of their classic work, Mason and Caiger trace the enthralling evolution of modern Japan from its early pre-history through the post-Cold War period to the...

A new edition of the multi-million bestselling global phenomenon Ikigai for the personal development market AVAILABLE NOW- The Four-Way Path, a guide to how Indian spirituality holds the key to...

Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches...

100 Japanese Gardens is an ambitious attempt to profile the finest gardens in Japan, while also highlighting lesser known, but equally accomplished landscapes in less-visited parts of the country. A...

This is an invaluable study guide and practice book for learning basic Japanese kanji. Learning Japanese Kanji Practice Book is intended for beginning students, or experienced speakers who need to...

The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji is a unique study guide that provides a comprehensive introduction to all the kanji characters on the Japanese Ministry of Education's official Joyo (General...

A new 21st-century edition of the widely acclaimed reference classic! Whatever you need to do with Japanese reading and writing, you'll find the info and details here. This is a...

From elegant to funky, popular designer Keiko Okamoto presents a wide selection of crochet stitches in this valuable reference. Amazing Japanese Crochet Stitches includes versatile stitch patterns that can be...

A book that will make you see and savour fabric in a whole new way. From its origins as wrapping cloths made from scraps of fabric to its place in...

This is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in and around Japan during WWII. Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'The body was cold as ice; the heart had long ceased to beat- yet there were no other signs of death.'...

A special hardback edition of Murakami's brilliantly surreal, detective-story classic, A Wild Sheep Chase. Published in this new gift edition, with an introduction from the author. A beautifully packaged hardback...

A magical cultural history of modern Japan Japan Story is a fascinating, surprising account of Japan's culture, from the 'opening up' of the country in the mid 19th century to...

First time in Penguin Classics for this Japanese work dedicated to the art of drinking tea - and much more - introduced by Christopher Benfey For a generation adjusting painfully...

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Author: Melissa Iwai Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name-but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako,...

Elizabeth Smart's passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as 'Like Madame Bovary blasted by lightening ... A masterpiece'. One day,...

THE REMARKABLE, AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE THRILLER Winner of the 165th Naoki Prize Winner of the 34th Yamamoto Shugoro Prize In the wake of a brutal war with a rival cartel, a...

Author: Natsuko Imamura Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'Very powerful ... Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world.' - Sayaka Murata...

Ramen, like pizza or hamburgers, is a bundle of traditions, conventions, cultural trends, proscriptions, and crazed opinions. As a food writer, recipe developer, and ramen geek, Sho Spaeth has spent...

The lies are bigger and the plots more treacherous when your favourite backstabbers return in the mind-blowing sequel to instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Mai Corland's epic...

A thrillingly dark novel from 'Japan's Agatha Christie' (Sunday Times) While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a...

Sisters Rei, Kiki and Ai have always had to look out for one another, but life has taken them on very different paths. Eldest daughter Rei is spiky and sensible,...

This beautiful notebook makes studying a pleasure! Each double page spread has squared paper on the right-hand side for practicing formation of the Japanese characters, and lined paper on the...

Author: Stephen Mansfield Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 The Japanese stone garden is an art form recognized around the globe. These gardens provide tranquil settings where visitors shed the...

From the author and translator of the National Book Award finalist and Booker Prize shortlisted Cursed Bunny, comes a new novel-in-ghost-stories, set in a mysterious research centre that houses cursed...

THE UNMISSABLE FINAL CONCLUSION TO THE EPIC KOREAN-INSPIRED FANTASY SENSATION, THE BROKEN BLADES TRILOGY Some betrayals cut deeper than blades. The Blades were never supposed to survive this long. But...

EXCITING KOREAN RECIPES for people with busy lives that want DELICIOUS MEALS IN A HURRY. Recreate your favourite Korean takeaway with this collection of over 70 SUPER SPEEDY recipes. SIMPLE...

Osaka, 1943: as the Second World War rages and American bombers rain death down upon the city, the once prosperous Omari family is already in decline, financially ruined by the...

Two volumes in one! This is a complete, two-volume set of one of the greatest books on 19th century Japanese history and culture. Though Lafcadio Hearn went on to write...

New to our Vintage Classics Murakami Collector's Library - a newly translated, unabridged edition of Murakami's most mind-bendingly brilliant novel. A special hardback edition of Murakami's surreal, mind-bending masterpiece, in...

First Penguin volume Of best Japanese haiku Vivid translations Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although...

A new translation of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains...

A tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. 'Enchanting, moving and funny in equal measure, this compelling love story is expertly crafted against a backdrop of modern Japanese culture' Stylist...