Rutland. Tuttle. 2022. Profuse colour photographic illustrations, 128pp. Paperback. "Do you know the difference between a bancha and a hojicha? How to brew the perfect matcha? With this book you will! Japanese tea expert Per Oscar Brekell is one of the few foreigners to complete the difficult training in Japan..... 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
Rutland. Tuttle. 2022. Colour photographic plates, black & white illustrations, 240pp. Paperback. "Clarity. Health. Peace of mind. These are the goals of the Way of Tea. In this book, readers will learn more about all aspects of tea - from the practical to the spiritual - and how they can..... More
Rutland. Tuttle. 2021. Black & white photographic illustrations, 159pp. Hardback in dustjacket. "Ganbatte (gan-ba-tay) is a Japanese philosophy focused on doing the best you can with what you have. Though there is no direct translation, "Keep Going," and "Give it your all," embody the sentiments behind the word. Just as..... More
London. Penguin. 2010. xxi + 89pp. Paperback. "For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. "The Book of Tea" was originally written in English..... More
Rutland. Tuttle. 2008. [Reprint]. Colour plates, black & white illustrations, xii + 240pp, glossary, bibliography, index. Paperback. Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature series. "The Sakuteiki, or Records of Garden Making, was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening - or any kind..... More