An American sake expert takes you to a whole new level of insider knowledge and expertise

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A fun visual delight, this bestselling, award-winning book teaches over 1,000 kanji and their dif...

The first volume in this easy to read, comic-style series on Chinese history

The second volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's transition from the Three...

For film lovers and scholars, an essential resource and reference guide.

The first book in English to apply ancient Japanese Shinto traditions to daily spiritual fulfillm...

Peter Cowie is a bona fide expert on international film and has published 30+ books on the subjec...

A revealing look at the Japanese through the window of their contemporary culture.

The basics of Jewish life and customs described for Christians in a spirit of understanding and s...

Winner of the PEN Center USA Award for translationAward-winning author Junzo Shono weaves a stunn...

An American's unique behind-the-scenes look at Japanese business and how the animated films of Ha...

A new, definitive translation of the postwar classic know to the west as No Longer Human-a tortur...

A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing theenduring wisdom of China, for ...

A handy classroom, test-prep, and study supplement to help you speak and write with confidence wh...

One of the best overviews of the anime phenomenon, its history and cultural significance, ideal f...

“An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history; ideal for those new to t...

In Kanazawa, Japan, Emmitt and his wife Mirai clash over how to pursue their future together unti...

The third volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's relationship with its barb...

Essential information for hobbyists and professionals; fully illustrated

In detailing the affair between a garden designer and his client's wife, this Japanese novel expl...

Updated and expanded! 1,000,000+ words on films, artists, studios, themes, and Japan's animation ...

Can traditional Japanese life concepts-like loyalty, harmony, meticulousness?make sense in Wester...

An accessible compendium of the most important aspects of Japanese arts, culture and history, for...

The hottest directors, their coolest films . . . A complete guide to today's Japanese movie renai...

A 'real manga, real Japanese' study guide and resource for language students and teachers

A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war me...

Sanskrit is widely used in the West during yoga practice to channel spiritual pathways and to dis...

A tender, timeless fable about afterlife from Japan's best-loved children's writer.

The classic travel journal, a quest for personal discovery and the ancient beauties and dying val...

A deeply eccentric novel about lives and connections—and a cat of course—in 1980s Tokyo: witty, o...

Explosive stories of the little-known burakumin from one of Japan's great postwar literary masters.

An extraordinary literary work from the 12th century, a meditation on nature and mortality.

Japan's most beloved memoir, from the early 20th century, 'an extraordinarily beautiful evocation...

A masterpiece of quiet lyricism against a backdrop of change and renewal

Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition

A critical biography of a modern Japanese literary giant, whose brilliant career ended in a spect...

A group of people walk across, around, and all over Tokyo.They talk, talk, talk. A linguistic, ex...

A garden designer in Japan looks deeply into nature and composition to discover truth and beauty.

How China became the China we know today, through war and societal transformation.

A timeless classic that points to tea as Asia's unique power to influence the world.

The Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote m...

Discover the beauty of haiku and be inspired to start your own haiku group!

A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's g...

A 'documentary comic book' from 1931, depicting the true adventures of four young Japanese men in...

A revealing look at rural lives and lifestyles that have all but disappeared today.

An American student in 1970s Kyoto rambles among the city's beauties and traditions, learning as ...

Introducing Hiromi Ito, an award-winning Japanese author who has been compared to Haruki Murakami...