Tuttle Publishing: 1830 books
Japan: Theme & Variations
A Collection of Poems by Americans
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
This collection of Japanese poetry contains over 200 poems by some 153 Americans writing of their impressions and experiences of Japan.
If Japan forms the theme of the poems collected here, the variations are certainly the deep feeling so many Americans have come to have for Japan and the Japanese...
by Iso Mutsu
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Kamakura: Fact and Legend, has long been the definitive work on Kamakura.
This classic book is the lifetime achievement of Countess Iso Mutsu (née Gertrude Ethel Passingham), a talented, inquisitive Englishwoman who against all odds married a Japanese diplomat at the turn of the century, and...
Distant Thunder
A Novel of Contemporary Japan
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
**Winner of the Noma Prize for New Writers**
Set in rural Japan as the height of the bubble economy, Distant Thunder tells of a farming village gradually effaced by urbanization, corruption, and greed. After Matsuzo Wada has sold off the family's land and left his wife for another woman, his...
by Harold S. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Here are twenty-five tales about the Foreign Settlements or Concessions in Japan following the opening of the country to foreign trade in 1859, and an additional ten strange stories that revoke around those times. The tales are historically accurate, sociologically significant and, most important...
Kimono Design
An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishments to paint a portrait of Japanese culture, art and thought. Lavish classical patterns, sweeping scenes, and the many motifs that have been woven, dyed,...
by Amaury Saint-Gilles
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1990
Explore Japanese folk art—called mingei—with this beautifully illustrated book.
Mingei literally means the "arts of the people" and is a treasured expression of Japanese culture and history. This book of Japanese folk art introduces 116 exquisite and interesting Japanese pieces,...
75 Down Blocks
Refining Karate Technique
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Refine your advanced blocking skills with this illustrated martial arts guide.
Every style of karate, tae kwon do, kung fu, or other martial art includes the down block as part of its kata, or forms. The forms are similar enough that martial artists will recognize them as down blocks, even...
Making Out in Indonesian Phrasebook & Dictionary
An Indonesian Language Phrasebook & Dictionary (with Manga Illustrations)
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Making Out in Indonesian Phrasebook & Dictionary is a fun and accessible guide to Indonesian as it's spoken in real life.
Freshly written by Tim Hannigan—whose features and travel articles appear regularly in newspapers and magazines in Indonesia and beyond—this is your guide to modern...
A Geek in Indonesia
Discover the Land of Balinese Healers, Komodo Dragons and Dangdut
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
For anyone wanting to move beyond tired travel guide cliches, A Geek in Indonesia is a hip, irreverent and streetwise introduction to Southeast Asia's biggest country.
Jump from the beaches of Bali to a tour bus circuit of the fascinating island of Java and come face to face with the reality...
by William Thorn
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Originally published in 1815, Major William Thorn's The Conquest of Java describes the military and naval elements of the British expeditionary force to Java in 1811.
It was a time of unrest in Europe. Napoleon was at the height of his power and had taken control of Holland and its colonies...
Life of Buddha
According to the Ancient Legends of India
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
The Life of Buddha is based on a prolonged study of Indian legends, poems, history and literature.
The Life of Buddha not only adds to the actual knowledge of the facts surrounding the life of the Lord Buddha, but it also renders intelligible much that has hitherto mystified the Western student...
Survival Hindi
How to Communicate without Fuss or Fear - Instantly! (Hindi Phrasebook)
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
A handy Hindi phrasebook and guide to the Hindi language, Survival Hindi contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around.
This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Hindi in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Hindi...
One Minute Paper Airplanes
12 Pop-Out Planes, Easily Assembled in Under a Minute: Paper Airplane Book with 12 Projects and Downloadable Content
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Get ready to fold and fly sturdy paper airplanes!
Origami author Andrew Dewar rediscovered his childhood love of paper airplanes in Japan working with Yasuaki Ninomiya (creator of the famous White Wings planes). His designs are incredibly easy to assemble and his book not only explains how...
Jews & the Japanese
The Successful Outsiders
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
"Few peoples have drawn the 'us' and 'them' line so clearly and maintained it for so long." -From The Jews and the Japanese
It is difficult to imagine two more widely different-almost incompatible-societies than those of the Jews and the Japanese: a people spread over the four corners...