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Eyewitness Guide Japan •   Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 408 PAGES
This superb guide to all of Japan features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, the volume is an excllent overview of the country. For more detailed practical information, especially for an independent traveler, consider Gateway to Japan. (JPN130, $25.00)

Seeing Japan •  Charles Whipple •  Morihiro Hosokawa
GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • HARD COVER
A wide-ranging introduction to modern Japan. Charles Whipple covers the basic elements of Japanese family and society, as well as geography, art, theater and sports. A great companion to life in modern Japan, with a foreword by former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. (JPN179, $35.00)

Travelers' Tales Japan •  Donald W. George •  Amy G. Carlson
ANTHOLOGY • 2005 • PAPER • 411 PAGES
A collection of stories and essays by famous writers that capture experiences traveling through Japan. With a range of styles and topics, this book is a great travel companion. (JPN48, $18.95)

In Praise of Shadows •  Junichiro Tanizaki •  Thomas J. Harper •  Edward G. Seidensticker
ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1980 • PAPER • 56 PAGES
This essay by the great Japanese novelist, first published in 1933, offers tremendous insight into Japanese aesthetics. It's an earthy meditation on traditional Japanese art, architecture and design. Most illuminating. (JPN19, $9.95)

The Art and Culture of Japan •  Nelly Delay
ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 160 PAGES
An illustrated historical survey of the art, architecture and culture of Japan in a compact 5" x 7" format. It's a portable encyclopedia featuring 165 archival and modern illustrations and a section of original documents, surprisingly thorough in its coverage of all Japanese arts considering the size. (JPN51, $12.95)

Japan Map •   Periplus Maps
2002 • MAP
Handsome, accurate and updated annually, this convenient map covers the island nation with insets of the major cities. It has a variety of scales, with the majority at 1:2,000,000. (JPN06, $8.95)

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Kyoto Map •   Periplus Maps • This convenient map includes detailed information on Old Kyoto. It shows different sections of Kyoto and surrounding areas at a variety of scales, ranging from 1:12,000 to 1:500,000. (JPN27, $8.95)

70 Japanese Gestures •   Hamiru-aqui • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A clever guide to body language and slang in Japan as demonstrated in 70 witty black-and-white photographs and explanatory text. (JPN193, $9.95)

Fodor's Tokyo's 25 Best •   Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket map and practical guide to Tokyo, including an excellent map of the city center and essential information on its highlights. (JPN05, $11.95)

Japan Bilingual Map •   Kodansha International • GUIDEBOOK • This full-color double-sided map includes the entirety of Japan at a scale of 1:500,000, as well as individual maps of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya and Fuji-Hakone. (JPN209, $14.95)

Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook •  Yoshi Abe • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A palm-sized, handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (JPN136, $7.99)

Old Kyoto, A Guide to Traditional Shops and Inns •  Diane Durston • GUIDEBOOK • Wonderful, elegant essays on carefully chosen shops, often in out-of-the-way neighborhoods. (JPN24, $22.00)

Embracing Defeat, Japan in the Wake of WWII •  John W. Dower • HISTORY • A social and political history of the postwar years in Japan. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, it's an eye-opening account by a leading scholar of Japanese-American relations at MIT. (JPN54, $18.95)

Geisha •  Liza Crihfield Dalby • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The observations of an American graduate student who apprenticed as a geisha, interpreting this intriguing role in traditional Japanese society. (JPN49, $22.95)

Hiroshima •  John Hersey • HISTORY • Never sensational, this classic by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Hersey, first published in 1946, puts a human face on the unthinkable. Hersey explores the tragedy through interviews with residents, scientists and politicians. (JPN20, $6.95)

Inventing Japan, 1853-1964 •  Ian Buruma • HISTORY • Buruma, a favorite writer who has written widely on Japan, here offers an admirably succinct, tightly constructed history of the transformation of Japan from feudal state to host of the 1964 Olympics, looking especially at WWII. (JPN139, $12.95)

Japanese Culture •  Paul Varley • HISTORY • A popular introduction to Japanese history and culture for undergraduates. In this admirably succinct book, Valery traces cultural trends from the emergence of Japanese civilization through the present age. (JPN84, $22.00)

The Book of Tea •  Kakuzo Okakura • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A graceful, witty meditation on Japanese aesthetics and culture as reflected through the tea ceremony. A celebrity and cultural ambassador, Okakura was a curator at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. (JPN21, $9.95)

Unsui, A Diary of Zen Monastic Life •  Giei Sato • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The daily life of the monastery as depicted in 97 watercolor sketches. Giei Sato looks back at his time as an apprentice with warmth and grace. (JPN145, $20.00)

Japanese Art •  Joan Stanley-Baker • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Concise, thoroughly illustrated and comprehensive, this handsome book in the "World of Art" series is a fine survey of Japanese art from the prehistoric period to modern Japan. With 167 illustrations. (JPN08, $18.95)

The Art of the Japanese Garden •  Michiko Kimura Young •  David Young • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated profile of aristocratic gardens, graveled courtyards, Zen and other Japanese gardens, featuring 250 color photos. (JPN181, $55.00)

Japan, A Traveler's Literary Companion •  Jeffrey Angles •  Thomas Rimer •  Donald Richie • ANTHOLOGY • This marvelous anthology, organized geographically, is both an introduction to Japan and to its best contemporary writers. (JPN187, $14.95)

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon •  Shonagon Sei •  Ivan Morris • LITERATURE • Exquisite short essays and vignettes of Japanese court life in the Heian period. (JPN76, $16.00)

Thousand Cranes •  Yasunari Kawabata •  Edward G. Seidensticker • LITERATURE • This novella by the great Kawabata may be Japan's best-known literary work. It's a story of love, grief, and redemption. Kawabata's prose is as economical as the tea ceremony itself, and very beautiful. (JPN34, $12.95)

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	Eyewitness Guide Japan • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 408 PAGES This superb guide to all of Japan features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, the volume is an excllent overview of the country. For more detailed practical information, especially for an independent traveler, consider Gateway to Japan. (JPN130, $25.00)
	Seeing Japan • Charles Whipple • Morihiro Hosokawa GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • HARD COVER A wide-ranging introduction to modern Japan. Charles Whipple covers the basic elements of Japanese family and society, as well as geography, art, theater and sports. A great companion to life in modern Japan, with a foreword by former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. (JPN179, $35.00)
	Travelers' Tales Japan • Donald W. George • Amy G. Carlson ANTHOLOGY • 2005 • PAPER • 411 PAGES A collection of stories and essays by famous writers that capture experiences traveling through Japan. With a range of styles and topics, this book is a great travel companion. (JPN48, $18.95)
	In Praise of Shadows • Junichiro Tanizaki • Thomas J. Harper • Edward G. Seidensticker ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1980 • PAPER • 56 PAGES This essay by the great Japanese novelist, first published in 1933, offers tremendous insight into Japanese aesthetics. It's an earthy meditation on traditional Japanese art, architecture and design. Most illuminating. (JPN19, $9.95)
	The Art and Culture of Japan • Nelly Delay ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 160 PAGES An illustrated historical survey of the art, architecture and culture of Japan in a compact 5" x 7" format. It's a portable encyclopedia featuring 165 archival and modern illustrations and a section of original documents, surprisingly thorough in its coverage of all Japanese arts considering the size. (JPN51, $12.95)
	Japan Map • Periplus Maps 2002 • MAP Handsome, accurate and updated annually, this convenient map covers the island nation with insets of the major cities. It has a variety of scales, with the majority at 1:2,000,000. (JPN06, $8.95)

	Kyoto Map • Periplus Maps • This convenient map includes detailed information on Old Kyoto. It shows different sections of Kyoto and surrounding areas at a variety of scales, ranging from 1:12,000 to 1:500,000. (JPN27, $8.95)
	70 Japanese Gestures • Hamiru-aqui • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A clever guide to body language and slang in Japan as demonstrated in 70 witty black-and-white photographs and explanatory text. (JPN193, $9.95)
	Fodor's Tokyo's 25 Best • Citypack • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket map and practical guide to Tokyo, including an excellent map of the city center and essential information on its highlights. (JPN05, $11.95)
	Japan Bilingual Map • Kodansha International • GUIDEBOOK • This full-color double-sided map includes the entirety of Japan at a scale of 1:500,000, as well as individual maps of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya and Fuji-Hakone. (JPN209, $14.95)
	Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook • Yoshi Abe • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A palm-sized, handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (JPN136, $7.99)
	Old Kyoto, A Guide to Traditional Shops and Inns • Diane Durston • GUIDEBOOK • Wonderful, elegant essays on carefully chosen shops, often in out-of-the-way neighborhoods. (JPN24, $22.00)
	Embracing Defeat, Japan in the Wake of WWII • John W. Dower • HISTORY • A social and political history of the postwar years in Japan. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, it's an eye-opening account by a leading scholar of Japanese-American relations at MIT. (JPN54, $18.95)
	Geisha • Liza Crihfield Dalby • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The observations of an American graduate student who apprenticed as a geisha, interpreting this intriguing role in traditional Japanese society. (JPN49, $22.95)
	Hiroshima • John Hersey • HISTORY • Never sensational, this classic by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Hersey, first published in 1946, puts a human face on the unthinkable. Hersey explores the tragedy through interviews with residents, scientists and politicians. (JPN20, $6.95)
	Inventing Japan, 1853-1964 • Ian Buruma • HISTORY • Buruma, a favorite writer who has written widely on Japan, here offers an admirably succinct, tightly constructed history of the transformation of Japan from feudal state to host of the 1964 Olympics, looking especially at WWII. (JPN139, $12.95)
	Japanese Culture • Paul Varley • HISTORY • A popular introduction to Japanese history and culture for undergraduates. In this admirably succinct book, Valery traces cultural trends from the emergence of Japanese civilization through the present age. (JPN84, $22.00)
	The Book of Tea • Kakuzo Okakura • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A graceful, witty meditation on Japanese aesthetics and culture as reflected through the tea ceremony. A celebrity and cultural ambassador, Okakura was a curator at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. (JPN21, $9.95)
	Unsui, A Diary of Zen Monastic Life • Giei Sato • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The daily life of the monastery as depicted in 97 watercolor sketches. Giei Sato looks back at his time as an apprentice with warmth and grace. (JPN145, $20.00)
	Japanese Art • Joan Stanley-Baker • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Concise, thoroughly illustrated and comprehensive, this handsome book in the "World of Art" series is a fine survey of Japanese art from the prehistoric period to modern Japan. With 167 illustrations. (JPN08, $18.95)
	The Art of the Japanese Garden • Michiko Kimura Young • David Young • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated profile of aristocratic gardens, graveled courtyards, Zen and other Japanese gardens, featuring 250 color photos. (JPN181, $55.00)
	Japan, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Jeffrey Angles • Thomas Rimer • Donald Richie • ANTHOLOGY • This marvelous anthology, organized geographically, is both an introduction to Japan and to its best contemporary writers. (JPN187, $14.95)
	The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon • Shonagon Sei • Ivan Morris • LITERATURE • Exquisite short essays and vignettes of Japanese court life in the Heian period. (JPN76, $16.00)
	Thousand Cranes • Yasunari Kawabata • Edward G. Seidensticker • LITERATURE • This novella by the great Kawabata may be Japan's best-known literary work. It's a story of love, grief, and redemption. Kawabata's prose is as economical as the tea ceremony itself, and very beautiful. (JPN34, $12.95)