Tuttle Publishing: 1830 books
Japanese Folk Plays: The Ink Smeared Lady and Other Kyogen
The Ink Smeared Lady and Other Kyogen
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
This collection of Japanese folk plays reveals a previously unknown and decidedly unaristocratic element to Japanese theater.
Interspersed between the stately, slower paced dramas of Japan’s Noh theater are the delightful comic plays or interludes known as Kyogen. These brief plays evolved...
by Takashi Kojima
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
This collection of classical poetry was selected from the Man'yoshu-the oldest and most important collection of Japanese poetry.
Despair and hope are two emotions commonly voiced by poets in the Man'yoshu. Although written over thirteen hundred years ago, the poems retain a rare freshness,...
Balinese Dance, Drama & Music
A Guide to the Performing Arts of Bali
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Bali has long been known for its deep spirituality and extraordinary artistic heritage.
The dances, dramas, puppetry and music of Bali are more than icons for the island; they are part and parcel of life—as expressions of devotion to the gods, as entertainment, and as a way of instilling...
Reading and Writing Chinese
Third Edition, HSK All Levels (2,633 Chinese Characters and 5,000+ Compounds)
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
This is a complete and easy–to–use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters.
Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Used as a standard by students and teachers learning to read Chinese and write Chinese for more than three decades, the bestselling...
English Made Easy Volume Two: British Edition
A New ESL Approach: Learning English Through Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
This is a fun and user–friendly way to learn English
English Made Easy is a breakthrough in English language learning—imaginatively exploiting how pictures and text can work together to create understanding and help learners learn more productively. It gives beginner English learners easy...
250 Essential Chinese Characters Volume 2
Revised Edition (HSK Level 2)
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
This is an invaluable study guide for learning Chinese characters.
More than a simple update, 250 Essential Chinese Characters Volume 2 offers 250 more characters in the extremely useful learning format that learners and teachers alike continue to praise. Following in the footsteps of Volume...
Read Japanese Today
The Easy Way to Learn 400 Practical Kanji
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
This is the quickest way to learn written Japanese effectively.
Japanese characters, called kanji, often intimidate potential students of the language with their complex and mysterious appearance. Read Japanese Today is a comprehensible and story–like approach to an often difficult language....
Bubishi
The Classic Manual of Combat
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts.
Referred to as the "bible of karate" by famous master Chojun Miyagi, for hundreds of years the Bubishiwas a secret...
Martial Virtues
Lessons in Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion from the World's Greatest Warriors
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
This martial arts books explores the role of martial philosophy and history in personal character development.
Martial Virtues explores the role of martial arts in character development. It focuses on the spiritual aspects of martial arts training, attempting to answer the question of what...
Japanese Things
Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Armchair travelers beware!
Japanese Things will lure you out of your cozy, comfy home and chair to an unusual country with bewitching manners and customs-and once you have succumbed to its spell you will never be the same. Here in one neat package you will meet the flavor, charm, and piquancy...
by Masaharu Anesaki
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Masaharu Anesaki's History of Japanese Religion continues to be a much-cited pillar of Japanese studies and is now available in digital format.
The original draft of the present book was an outcome of the author's lectures at Harvard University during the years 1913-15, when he had the honor...
by Masaharu Anesaki
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1964
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1964
The artistic and philosophical heritage of Japan has a special meaning for the modern world. During the present century, Japanese thought and Japanese art have exerted a strong influence on the western mind. Art, Life, and Nature in Japan takes us to the roots of Japanese culture and the origins of...
Easy Japanese
A Direct Learning Approach for Immediate Communication (Japanese Phrasebook)
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
This user-friendly Japanese language book is a complete course, pocket dictionary and Japanese phrasebook in one.
Easy Japanese is designed for Japanese language beginners who are planning a visit to Japan or already living there and wish to learn spoken Japanese quickly and easily—on their...
Tea
The Drink that Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
This book is a fascinating history of tea and the spreading of tea throughout the world.
Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea, is grown in tea gardens and estates around the world. A simple beverage served either hot or iced, tea has fascinated and driven us, calmed and awoken us, for well...