Stuttgart. Art Media Resources Inc., 2006. 1st Edition. Numerous colour photographic illustrations throughout. Original blue cloth covered boards lettered in gilt, with dustwrapper. Beautifully illustrated 360pp. 30.5 x 23.5cm. Near fine. Netsuke, Inro and Sagemono artists When referring to this item please quote stockid 174173. More
Clayton. Monash University Press. 2021. Black and white and colour photographic plates, xii + 223pp, notes, bibliography, index, 23.5 x 15.3cm. "The Emperor's Grace is the story of the men of "C" Force - the first contingent of Australian, British and Dutch POWs shipped from Singapore to Japan in November..... More
London. Penguin Books Ltd., 1966. Notes, maps, black and white illustrations, 167pp, notes, paperback. Translated from the Japanese with an introduction by Nobuyuki Yuasa. In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed "The Narrow Road to the..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Colour plates, black and white illustrations, 223pp, references. Paperback. "The culmination of 25 years of research, Alex Bennett's groundbreaking English translation of Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings reveals the true meaning of the original work This piece of writing by famed samurai Musashi (1584-1645) is..... More
Folkestone. Global Oriental Ltd, 2007. xviii + 235pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Introduces the concepts of naturalization and naturalized modernity and uses them as tools for understanding the way modernity has been experienced and portrayed in Japanese literature since the end of the Second World War. Special emphasis is given to..... More
Collingwood. Black Inc., 2012. 265pp. Paperback. "Blending the intimacy of memoir with an artist's vision, Toyo is the story of a remarkable woman, a vivid picture of Japan before and after war, and an unpredictable tale of courage and change in present-day Australia. Born into the traditional world of pre-war..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Profuse colour illustrations, 221pp. Hardback. "As its title suggests, this book captures the essence of Japanese life and culture in 100 key words - with insightful texts and charming images. From well-known icons like Zen, kawaii and anime to lesser-known aspects of the culture like irori and..... More
Sydney. Oriental Society of Australia. 2017. Bilingual English-Japanese. Colour photographic illustrations, 203pp, bibliography, paperback. The year 2015 marked the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Asia–Pacific War. From 30 September to 2 October, the Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Sydney held a commemorative international conference entitled..... More
Folkestone. Global Oriental Ltd, 2004. 176pp. Hardback. Provides a suggestion that countries with socialized healthcare systems should be closely watching Japan as it attempts to balance social needs with economic viability. This book examines this critical certainty. It is for anyone whose work or interests are concerned with Japanese healthcare..... More
United States: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2016. 76 colour photos, paperback. "Maido (my-dough, not to be confused with that childhood favourite, Play-Doh) describes the most common Japanese gestures and defines their meanings and the cultural contexts that surround them. Japanese gestures are a world of their own, much the way the..... More
Mansfield Center. Martino. (1997). Reprint. xii + 762pp, index. French text. First published in 1912. This important annotated bibliography contains listings of 3,500 works on Japan published in European languages through to the year 1870. The appendix also lists principal works published from 1870 to 1912. (When referring to this..... More
London. Vintage. 2019. Reprint. 183pp, 20 x 12.8cm. Paperback. "In the late nineteenth century, Tomo, the faithful wife of a government official, is sent to Tokyo, where a heartbreaking task is awaiting her. From among hundreds of geishas and daughters offered up for sale by their families she must select..... More
Rutland. Tuttle. 2020. Black & white photographic illustrations, 158pp, bibliography. Hardback in dustjacket. "Shinrin Yoku: 'taking in the forest atmosphere,' the medicine of simply being in the forest, 'forest bathing.' From the healing properties of phytoncides (self-protective compounds emitted by plants) to the ways we can benefit from what forest..... More
Folkestone. Global Oriental. 2007. 139pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Presents a study of Hasegawa Nyozekan (1895-1969), which examines his life and intellectual contributions as a pre-eminent liberal reformer through his role as a journalist and social critic, particularly in pre-war and wartime Japan. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Reprint. Black & white illustrations, 191pp. Paperback. "'Think not that dreams appear to the dreamer only at night, the dream of this world of pain appears to us even by day.' In this book, famed author Lafcadio Hearn presents 14 fascinating stories - including deathless ghosts and..... More
Rutland, Vermont. Tuttle. 2020. Seven stories illustrated as black and white manga, 125pp, 25.3 x 19.2cm. Paperback copy. "This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will captivate lovers of yokai stories! These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and..... More
United Kingdom. Penguin. 2001. Reprint. 196pp. Paperback. "When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. Written only a year after the disaster, John Hersey brought the event vividly alive with this heart-rending account..... More
Rutland, Vermont. Tuttle. 2020. Colour photographic illustrations, 95pp, index, 26.2 x 20cm. Hardback in dustjacket. "A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Indonesian - whether you're 5 or 100! This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Indonesian words and phrases. Each word and sentence is..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 255pp. Paperback. "Power to them meant everything. It was founded on courage, which begot honour. And by this courage and for this honour they fought to the death. The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps tells the thrilling story of the Shinsengumi -..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2020. Black & white illustrations, 224pp. Hardback in dustjacket. "By dipping into this little book of simple Zen Buddhist sayings, you can calm your anxiety and return serenity to your soul. Are you feeling stress and anxiety from the demands of daily life? Do you feel overwhelmed by..... More
London. Harvill Secker. 2021. Translated from the Japanese by Sam Malissa. 415pp, 23.3 x 15.2cm. Paperback. "Five assassins find themselves on a bullet train from Tokyo competing for a suitcase full of money. Who will get to the last station alive? Satoshi looks like an innocent teenage schoolboy, but he..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2021. Profuse colour photographic illustrations, 127pp, index. Hardback in dustjacket. "Soup is an integral part of the traditional Japanese meal - whether a delicate miso soup in a lacquered bowl to be sipped as you eat your rice, or a rich and flavourful broth poured over a noodle..... More
United Kingdom. Penguin Books Ltd., 2018. Index, black and white illustrations, 453pp, paperback. Translated and edited by Adam L. Kern. The first Penguin anthology of Japanese haiku, in vivid new translations by Adam L. Kern. Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from..... More
United Kingdom: Vintage Publishing, 2008. 208pp, paperback. In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls drift through a hot smoggy August and tedious summer school classes. There s dependable Toshi; brainy Terauchi; Yuzan, grief-stricken and confused; and Kirarin, whose late nights and reckless behaviour remain a secret..... More
n.p. Floating World Editions. 2003. x + 552pp, index, paperback. "... This pioneering work by Koop and Inada remains an important and fundamental reference for those wishing to master the pronunciation of Japanese names. The central feature of the 572-page work is a dictionary of kanji used in writing Japanese..... More
