Japan

Prolific, award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry Hiroaki Sato recorded his
thoughts on American society in mainly two columns across 30-plus years, collected here for the first time.

Of special interest to scholars and students of Zen classics, a glossary of specialized vocabulary to aid understanding and practice.

From fascination to disillusionment and back, a memoir of one man's quest for Zen and spirituality in America and Japan.

A fascinating guide to themes and films in the expanding Japanese megaverse.

A passionate and playful guide to kanji that examines characters from every angle for an in-depth understanding.

Learn the basic Japanese syllabary from every angle: reading, writing, and real-world examples.

A comprehensive volume on major directors in the history of Japanese film.

This ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki, author of the acclaimed novel Spring Garden, pushes the short story to a new level.

Sure to be a classic, Donald Richie's concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese Aesthetics.

Haiku tell the story of the poet Basho and the diaries he wrote while walking throughout Japan in the 1600s.

A new and remarkable look at the sake produced in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture

Learn the second key Japanese syllabary from every angle: reading, writing, and real-world examples.

A vital resource for students of Buddhism and Japanese Culture, revised and expanded.

A revealing look at contemporary Japanese culture.

An American woman's sexual awakening in Japan, testing the limits of love and sensual pleasure.

A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.

Stories from a Japanese master of transformative fiction, where reality, myth, and human foibles meet shifting dimensions of gender, biology, and destiny.

A delicious collection of essays, recipes, and practical plant information exploring Japan's thriving culture of foraged foods.

The classic historical account of Japan’s first encounters with the West.

A new, definitive translation of the postwar classic know to the west as No Longer Human—a tortured vision inspiring the likes of Junji Ito and Bungo Stray Dogs

Going to Japan? This unfussy modern guide guarantees you keep it polite and get it right!

A celebration of JA culture: facts, recipes, songs, words, and memories that every JA will want to share.

The classic text by renowned manga expert in a beautiful new casebound edition, with a new foreword and afterword by the author.

Two volumes of the essential and definitive survey of Chinese and Japanese art in one book.