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Anthology of Japanese Literature from the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
• Donald Keene
• ANTHOLOGY
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A classic first published in 1955, this book presents great Japanese literature over the ages.
(JPN12, $15.95)
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Architecture and Authority in Japan
• William H. Coaldrake
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Japanese architecture and its relationship to political and religious power structures.
(JPN112, $59.95)
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An Artist in the Floating World
• Kazuo Ishiguro
• LITERATURE
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His second novel, Ishiguro weaves a tale of an aging artist in postwar Japan.
(JPN58, $13.95)
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Black Arrow
• I. J. Parker
• MYSTERY
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Detective Akitada must solve a series of brutal slayings in the Northern city of Echigo.
(JPN201, $14.00)
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The Blue-Eyed Tarokaja, A Donald Keene Anthology
• Donald Keene
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Keene tackles Japanese music, language, society and literature in these insightful pieces.
(JPN15, $35.50)
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Buddhist Art and Architecture
• Robert Fisher
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A wide-ranging, illustrated survey of Buddhist art, architecture and iconography in the excellent World of Art series. It includes examples from throughout Asia.
(ASA30, $18.95)
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Cha-No-Yu, The Japanese Tea Ceremony
• Arthur L. Sadler
• A.L. Sadler
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A classic guide to the disciplined, enduring art of the Japanese tea ceremony.
(JPN59, $14.95)
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Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Patterns of Japanese Culture
• Ruth Benedict
• Ezra Vogel
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Published in the aftermath of World War II, this brilliant exploration of the Japanese psyche and culture retains its interest today, as much for its perspective on the West as for insights about the Japanese character.
(JPN23, $15.00)
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Donald Richie Reader, 50 Years of Writing on Japan
• Donald Richie
• Arturo Silva
• ANTHOLOGY
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A wonderful selection of essays, criticism and other writing from Richie's many books, published articles and unpublished diaries on Japan. He covers a wide range of topics and interests, including travel, film, aesthetics and Zen Buddhism.
(JPN89, $19.95)
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Everyday Life in Traditional Japan
• Charles Dunn
• Laurence Broderick
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A cultural portrait of daily life in Tokugawa Japan under rule of the shogun.
(JPN68, $14.95)
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The Floating World
• James Michener
• Howard A. Link
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Michener delves into the history of Japanese printmaking.
(JPN57, $27.95)
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Fodor's Exploring Japan
• David Scott
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to the history, culture and attractions of Japan. Includes walking tours and good neighborhood maps, and features color photographs.
(JPN33, $22.00)
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Geisha
• Liza Crihfield Dalby
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The observations of an American graduate student who apprenticed as a geisha, interpreting this intriguing role in traditional Japanese society.
(JPN49, $22.95)
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Getting Wet, Adventures in the Japanese Bath
• Eric Talmadge
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Tokyo-based Talmadge journeys from seaside resorts to mountain retreats and megaplexes in this cultural history of Japan through the tradition of the bath.
(JPN197, $22.00)
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God Lives in St. Petersburg, and Other Stories
• Tom Bissell
• LITERATURE
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Six fast-paced tales set in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and the Aral Sea by the author of Chasing the Sea.
(CAS117, $13.95)
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Hitching Rides With Buddha
• Will Ferguson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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As irreverent as ever, Will Ferguson tracks cherry blossoms from Kagoshima to Rishiri Island in this rollicking report from the cultural frontlines in Japan.
(JPN188, $14.00)
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In the Ring of Fire, A Pacific Basin Journey
• James Houston
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A lyrical narrative of the author's journeys through Japan, Indonesia, Micronesia, Hawaii and California.
(PAC45, $14.95)
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The Japan Journals, 1947-2004
• Donald Richie
• Leza Lowitz
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A collection of essays from the eminent film historian and observer of Japan.
(JPN141, $29.95)
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Japan Map
• Periplus Maps
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This convenient map covers the island nation at a scale of 1:2,000,000, with insets of the major cities.
(JPN06, $8.95)
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Japan, A Reinterpretation
• Patrick Smith
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A thoughtful, stimulating look at the country since World War II, targeting the role of the U.S. in creating modern Japan. Highly recommended.
(JPN16, $15.95)
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Japan, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Jeffrey Angles
• Thomas Rimer
• Donald Richie
• ANTHOLOGY
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A marvelous, geographically organized anthology, introducing both Japan and its best contemporary writers.
(JPN187, $14.95)
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Japan, Its History and Culture
• W. Scott Morton
• HISTORY
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An introduction to Japanese history, people and culture from ancient origins to contemporary society. With selections from Japanese literature and arts, anecdotes and illustrations.
(JPN03, $18.95)
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Japanese Culture
• Paul Varley
• HISTORY
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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)
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Japanese Garden Design
• Marc P. Keane
• Haruzo Ohashi
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated introduction to the aesthetics and meanings of Japanese gardens. It relates the social, religious and historical contexts to landscape and garden design.
(JPN52, $30.00)
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The Japanese Today, Continuity and Change
• Edwin O. Reischauer
• Marius Jansen
• HISTORY
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A wide-ranging, engaging survey of Japanese culture and society by two prominent historians.
(JPN83, $25.00)
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Kyoto, The Forest Within the Gate
• John P. Einarsen
• GUIDEBOOK
• COMING IN NOVEMBER
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A beautiful collage of photographs, personal encounters and scenes of Kyoto, with contributions by leading Kyoto writers.
(JPN260, $19.95)
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Lafcadio Hearn's Japan
• Lafcadio Hearn
• Donald Richie
• ANTHOLOGY
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An astute sampling of the 19th-century teacher and translator's stories, letters and reflections on Japan and it people as selected by Donal Richie, who provides the preface and introduction. Heard died in Tokyo in 1904.
(JPN50, $21.95)
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A Lateral View, Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan
• Donald Richie
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Insightful essays tackling the arts, society and culture of modern Japan by the reigning dean of critics.
(JPN01, $14.95)
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Light Verse from the Floating World
• Makoto Ueda
• LITERATURE
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An anthology of 400 often comic 17-syllable verse pomes that reflect daily life in Edo Japan.
(JPN86, $25.00)
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Lost Japan
• Alex Kerr
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Originally appearing as a series of 15 articles in a Japanese magazine, long-time resident Kerr offers a wistful account of traditional culture and change in contemporary Japan.
(JPN36, $10.95)
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The Making of Modern Japan
• Marius Jansen
• HISTORY
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An epic account of Japan and its transformation from feudal society to modern superpower.
(JPN88, $24.50)
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The Makioka Sisters
• Tanizaki Junichiro
• LITERATURE
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The story of a merchant family in prewar Osaka and the strugggle of four beautiful sisters to maintain their position in society after the death of their parents, also made into a delightful film by Ichikawa.
(JPN41, $15.95)
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Memoirs of a Geisha, A Novel
• Arthur Golden
• LITERATURE
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The runaway best-selling novel about a geisha in the celebrated Gion district of Kyoto. A major feat of literary impersonation, the novel is rich in period detail and ceremony.
(JPN45, $14.95)
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Modern Japanese Literature
• Donald Keene
• ANTHOLOGY
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A sampling of Japanese literature from the 19th to 2
(JPN72, $15.95)
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National Geographic Traveler Japan
• Nicholas Bornoff
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to Japan in National Geographic style.
(JPN120, $27.95)
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
• Shonagon Sei
• Ivan Morris
• LITERATURE
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Exquisite short essays and vignettes of Japanese court life in the Heian period.
(JPN76, $16.00)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Japanese
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Japanese, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(JPN175, $19.95)
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The Roads to Sata, a 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan
• Alan Booth
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A revealing, humorous account of the author's 2,000-mile walk north to south from Hokkaido to Kyushu by a wonderfully eccentric British expatriate.
(JPN11, $16.00)
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Seeing Japan
• Charles Whipple
• Morihiro Hosokawa
• GUIDEBOOK
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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.
(JPN179, $35.00)
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Shogun
• James Clavell
• LITERATURE
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Clavell's immensely popular story of an English adventurer in 17th century Japan.
(JPN47, $7.99)
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Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume 1
• Ry-Usaku Tsunoda
• William Theodore de Bary
• RELIGION
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A scholarly sourcebook of theological writings up through the 18th century.
(JPN63, $21.00)
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Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume 2
• William Theodore de Bary
• Donald Keene
• RELIGION
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A scholarly sourcebook of theological writings from the 18th to mid-20th century.
(JPN64, $28.00)
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The Tale of Genji
• Murasaki Shikibu
• Edward G. Seidensticker
• LITERATURE
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The unabridged version of one of the most famous works of Japanese prose. This is the story of Genji, a romantic man in the Heian court, as written in the 11th-century by Lady Murasaki.
(JPN73, $29.95)
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Tale of the Heike
• Helen Craig McCullough
• LITERATURE
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Japan's most famous war tale about the fall of the Taira (Heike) clan and the victory of the Minamoto (Genji) during the end of the 12th century.
(JPN75, $29.95)
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Thousand Cranes
• Yasunari Kawabata
• Edward G. Seidensticker
• LITERATURE
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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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Through Japanese Eyes
• Richard H. Minear
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A survey of Japanese culture, society and people.
(JPN92, $21.95)
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Turning Japanese, Memoirs of a Sansei
• David Mura
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The riveting, wonderfully observed tale of a thoroughly American Sansei (i.e. Japanese-American), born and raised in California, who heads to Japan with his American wife.
(JPN44, $14.00)
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Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
• Isabella Bird
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Bird's narrative of her travels in Japan in 1878, just after the country re-opened its doors to the world. She wasted little time on the cities, heading straight out to meet the peasants in their fields.
(JPN94, $12.95)
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The Unknown Craftsman, A Japanese Insight into Beauty
• Soetsu Yanagi
• Shoji Hamada
• Bernard Leach
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961) presents Japanese crafts, their integral place in Japanese society, and the role of the craftsman in this an excellent overview of the foundations of the Mingei (folk-craft) movement. With 76 illustrations.
(JPN116, $35.00)
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The Way of Zen
• Alan Watts
• RELIGION
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A history and introduction to the practices of Zen.
(JPN71, $12.95)
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What is Japanese Architecture? A Survey of Traditional Japanese Architecture
• Kazuo Nishi
• Kazuo Hozomi
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A concise introduction to traditional Japanese buildings, from prehistory to the mid-19th century.
(JPN69, $32.00)
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A Woman's Asia
• Marybeth Bond
• ANTHOLOGY
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These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller.
(ASA49, $17.95)
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The World of the Shining Prince, Court Life in Ancient Japan
• Ivan Morris
• Barbara Ruch
• HISTORY
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A recreation of life in eleventh-century Japan.
(JPN70, $17.00)
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