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Bookshelf (Updated 14 Nov, 2008)

Shirakawa-go wakes up the Japanese field scenery

There still remains a place where you can trace the good old Japanese farm village. It is Shirakawa-go, Shirakawa-mura, Gifu which is registered as the World Cultural Heritage. At the heart of Mt.¡Ä   read more
 
New Releases    (Updated 25 Nov, 2008)
Yakuza Moon
Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter
  
Shoko Tendo
Translated by Louise Heal

PRICE:$11.95
A shocking yet intensely moving first-person account of one woman's experience of growing up in Japan's yakuza society.

The Japanese Skincare Revolution
How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life—At Any Age
  
Chizu Saeki
PRICE:$19.95
Proven beauty techniques for people of all ages and skin types!

Kodansha's Hiragana Workbook
A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing
  
Anne Matsumoto Stewart
Illustrations by Noriko Murotani

PRICE:$14.95
An all-new, streamlined workbook designed for beginner-level students who want to learn hiragana, the most basic Japanese script, as efficiently as possible.

Kodansha's Katakana Workbook
A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing
  
Anne Matsumoto Stewart
Illustrations by Noriko Murotani

PRICE:$14.95
An all-new, streamlined workbook designed for beginner-level students who want to learn katakana, the Japanese script used for writing loanwords, as efficiently as possible.

Haute Chinese Cuisine from the Kitchen of Wakiya  
Yuji Wakiya
Photographs by Masashi Kuma

PRICE:$42.00
"Out of Chinese, Japanese and French elements, Wakiya is creating a distinct cultural synthesis. He is charting out the future possibilities for Chinese cuisine, which at four thousand years old is the oldest culinary tradition in the world." —David Bouley

NOBU Miami
The Party Cookbook
  
Nobu Matsuhisa, Thomas Buckley
Photographs by Masashi Kuma

PRICE:$39.95
Fantastic party food by Nobu, one of the best chefs in the world, and Thomas, his rockin' Miami chef!" —Jamie Oliver

Yokai Attack !
The Japanese Monster Survival Guide
  
Matt Alt, Hiroko Yoda
llustrations by Tatsuya Morino

PRICE:$14.65
A one-stop guide to Japan's traditional creepy-crawlies.

Basho
The Complete Haiku
  
Matsuo Basho
Translated with an introduction, biography & notes by Jane Reichhold

PRICE:$24.95
First complete collection of Basho's haiku in English

Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai   
Masaaki Hatsumi
PRICE:$35.00
"You should not just read the records of Budo and think you have completely understood it. Budo only has substance in a world of great dignity." —Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi

Avatars and Antiheroes
A Guide to Contemporary Chinese Artists
  
Claudia Albertini
PRICE:$34.59
Showcases forty of the latest and most relevant contemporary artists from China.


Hotlist:Books to Watch
NOW EVERYONE CAN PARTY LIKE A CELEBRITY WITH NOBU MIAMI: THE PARTY COOKBOOK! With more than 70 special-occasion recipes, the latest cookbook from master chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa and Thomas Buckley, Executive Chef ¡Ä   read more
(30 Sep, 2008)
 
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Beautiful Buddhism: Discovering Koyasan in Fall

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Koyasan for a second time, and fell in love with it all over a¡Ä   read more
(2 Dec, 2008)

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