Japan category: 1648 books
One Day Hike in Okutama Tokyo Japan
Discover the Labyrinth and hot spring
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2014
May 10, 2017 (Edition 2)
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An unforgettable experience of nature can be the highlight of any trip. Although Tokyo is a famously crowded and busy city, in this guidebook,...
A Curious Madness
An American Combat Psychiatrist, a Japanese War Crimes Suspect, and an Unsolved Mystery from World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
From an “illuminating and entertaining” (The New York Times) young writer, the story that explores the fateful intersection of two men at the Tokyo war crimes trial that followed World War II: a Japanese nationalist charged with war crimes and the American doctor assigned to determine his sanity—and...
Heaven's Wind
The Life and Teachings of Nakamura Tempu-A Mind-Body Integration Pioneer
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
For the first time in English, Stephen Earle tells the epic story of Nakamura Tempu, one of Japan’s most inspirational twentieth-century thinkers and teachers, whose mind-body approach to personal transformation influenced hundreds of thousands, including prominent leaders in government, industry,...
Japan's Siberian Intervention, 1918–1922
'A Great Disobedience Against the People'
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The fifty months of the Siberian Intervention encompass the existential crisis which affected Japanese at virtually all levels when confronted with the new 'world situation' left in the wake of the First World War. From elite politicians and military professionals, to public intellectuals and the...
Neonationalist Mythology in Postwar Japan
Pal's Dissenting Judgment at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Radhabinod Pal was an Indian jurist who achieved international fame as the judge representing India at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal and dissented from the majority opinion, holding that all Japanese “Class A” war criminals were not guilty of any of the charges brought against them. In postwar...
Japan
History and Culture from Classical to Cool
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool provides a historical account of Japan’s elite and popular cultures from premodern to modern periods. Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship across numerous disciplines, Nancy K. Stalker presents the key historical themes, cultural trends, and...
Homecomings
The Belated Return of Japan's Lost Soldiers
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Soon after the end of World War II, a majority of the nearly 7 million Japanese civilians and serviceman who had been posted overseas returned home. Heeding the call to rebuild, these veterans helped remake Japan and enjoyed popularized accounts of their service. For those who took longer to be repatriated,...
by Boobooski
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
boobooSKI have been helping Working Holiday Makers have the time of their lives in Japan since 2005. This guide has been compiled based on feedback, suggestions, and questions from past staff, to give you a comprehensive overview of everything you need to know about doing a Working Holiday in Japan, and all the wonderful things you can (and should) do while in the country.
Field Trip to Sake Brewery, Nature Walk in Tokyo Japan
Hiking Guide, Japanese Food and Sake Tasting
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2017
August 28, 2017 (Edition 3)
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This guidebook will describe how to access one of the best sake breweries in Tokyo and a walking trail along the Tama River. Included are details about these destinations with many pictures of landmarks...
Hiking from Tokyo to Mysterious Huge Remains in Chiba Japan
Discover the secret dungeon near Japanese temple!
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2017
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This guidebook describes “Hiking trail around Mt. Nokogiri 鋸山and Nihonji Temple 日本寺” in Chiba 千葉 prefecture, located next to Tokyo 東京 with many pictures. However, there are many other hiking routes...
Cool Japan
A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Written by local expert Sumiko Kajiyama, Cool Japan is a three-part travel guide that explores the heart of Japanese culture and must-see places from a uniquely Japanese perspective. First, visit Kyoto, where you will discover 1,000 years of history from the ancient love story the Tale of Genji to...
Ninja
Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan (The Secret History of Ninjutsu)
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Ninjutsu is the most renowned and misunderstood of all martial arts. The long history of ninjutsu is often murky; surrounded by mystery and legend. Here, for the first time, is an in-depth, factual look at the entire art of ninjutsu, including the emergence of the ninja warriors and philosophy in...
The Last Mission
The Secret History of World War II's Final Battle
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war.
How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously...
Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan
Images of Compassion in the Gyoki Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2004
Hagiographies or idealized biographies which recount the lives of saints, bodhisattvas and other charismatic figures have been the meeting place for myth and experience. In medieval Europe, the 'lives of saints' were read during liturgical celebrations and the texts themselves were treated as sacred...