Tokyo. Gakken. 1988. Reprint. Profuse colour and black & white photographic illustrations, decorative endpapers, 130pp. Upper edge foxed, dustjacket spine sunned, otherwise a very good hardback copy. 19.5 x 27cm. Chapter Titles: The Land of the Rising Sun -- Shrines -- Harmonizing with nature -- Farming-based groupism -- Burial Mound..... More

Berkeley. University of California Press. 1973. Black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 597pp, appendices, bibliography, index, neat stain from an old sticker front free endpaper, insect damaged and slightly torn dustjacket, now protected, felt pen mark outer edge, still a good copy. This volume explores the psychological features of..... More

London. Jonathan Cape. 1931. Reprint. 256 pages, appendix, head and tail of spine a trifle worn, endpapers a little browned, a good hardback copy. "The fifteen stories and essays in this bewitching volume by Lafcadio Hearn treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan. For this..... More

京都 [Kyoto]. 内外出版. 大正１１年. [ 1922]*. Colour woodblock frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text, 30pp, upper cover of the colourful upper wrapper torn and detached from upper cover, otherwise very good. This issue of this magazine includes articles on changes in Japanese marriage customs, customs relating to footwear..... More

京都.[Kyoto]. 郷土行事の会. [Kyōdo Gyōji no kai]. Showa 53 [ 1978]. Maps, black and white line illustrations, 189 + 4pp, Japanese text with a short English summary, newsletter sheet inserted, paperback, dustjacket, 26 x 18cm, very good copy. The Gion Festival is one of the five biggest festivals in Japan, which..... More

Osaka. Science Education Institute of Osaka Prefecture. 1981. ii + 205pp, very good copy in slightly faded dustjacket. Written for English language teacher's teaching in Japan. This book takes a socio-linguistic approach to language teaching recognises that without addressing the very different communication patterns both teacher and student are likely..... More

United States. University of Minnesota Press. 2015. Black and white photographic illustrations, x + 163pp, index, notes, very good paperback copy. What is the cultural value of illegal works that violate the copyrights of popular fiction? Why do they persist despite clear and stringent intellectual property laws? Drawing on the..... More

[Japan]. (Circa 1935). Colour illustrations of Sumo techniques, 6pp, colour pictorial card stapled wrappers, 19.5 x 26.7cm. Occasional light wear. Scarce. This colourful booklet shows the 1935 newly agreed 56 Sumo winning techniques. Traditionally, the number of winning techniques was 48, even though the actual number of techniques was never..... More

Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. Reprint. 2000. Fourth Edition, revised. Black and white illustrations, 383pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, a little light wear covers, a good paperback copy. "For nearly three decades Japanese Culture has garnered high praise as an accurate and well-written introduction to Japanese history and culture. This..... More