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Gleanings in Buddha-Fields
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Lafcadio Hearn's books continue to charm and captivate readers, as the exotic subjects about which he wrote charmed and captivated him. Gleanings In Buddha-Fields presents more Hearn magic as he enters into the spirit of Buddhism as though he were born into it. "I an individual," he writes, "an individual soul! Nay, I am a populationa population... more...
Ryokan
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 39.95This book features Japanese inns, or ryokan , both old and new-from inns with a history dating back a thousand years to modern inns with the latest facilities that nonetheless capture the spirit of old Japan. Each of the properties has been handpicked by the authors for their strong design aesthetic, commitment to service and purity of their spring... more...
Tokyo Night City Where to Drink & Party
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Tokyo Night City will take you on a trek through the previously unmapped maze of Tokyo's myriad bars, clubs, and dives.Cool jazz clubs, Latin salsa, throbbing house, and reggae bars, Tokyo Night City has the place for every mood and every pocket and includes: *The latest information on drinks, music and prices *Addresses, phone numbers, and maps... more...
Lover's Guide to Japan
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Whether you're a newcomer to Japan or an old hand at romance in the Land of the Rising Sun, this guide can be your ticket to after-hours fun. Where to go, what to do, what to say - it's all here. Lover's Guide to Japan gives you instant access to all the (sensual) mysteries of Japan and the Japanese. Once this book shows you what goes on behind... more...
Kyoto a Cultural Guide
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 16.95A guidebook to 14 walking tours, Kyoto: A Cultural Guide is also a kaleidoscopic reference and resource book certain to please long-term residents and first-time travelers more...
Tokyo a Cultural Guide to Japan's Capital City
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 14.95Discover, in a series of linked, engaging half-day excursions, the stories behind places like Hibiya's Hall of the Cry of the Stag and "Flying Head" of Marunouchi. Visit the sites where the Forty-Seven Ronin, the "last Samurai" General Nogi, and Yukio Mishima committed ritual Seppuku. In the sumo district see where the wrestlers fight, train and live,... more...
Kamakura: Fact and Legend
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 14.95Kamakura: Fact and Legend has long been the definitive work on Kamakura. This book is the lifetime achievement of Countess Iso Mutsu(nee Gertrude Ethel Passingham) a talented, inquisitive Englishwoman who against all odds married a Japanese diplomat at the turn of the century, and so came to live most of her life in this beautiful city. Kamakura:... more...
Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: From the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Palgrave Macmillan 1997; US$ 168.00During the premodern period, Japan had significant political, economic and cultural relations with Korea. This book purports that this period, from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, was the formative stage of the East Asian diplomacy and ideology which laid the foundations for foreign relations between these two countries in the modern period.... more...
The Kurillian Knot
Stanford University Press 2008; US$ 39.95This is the definitive book on Russo-Japanese relations by the leading authority on the topic. more...
Kyoto: City of Zen
Tuttle Publishing 2013; US$ 22.95An elaborate kaleidoscope of craft, artistry and religion, Kyoto is one of the world?s most popular travel destinations. Art and design form the weft and warp of this vibrant 1,200-year-old city, home to hundreds of gardens, palaces, villas and magnificent wooden temples, including seventeen UNESCO World Heritage sites. Like a Zen koan, Kyoto defies... more...









