 | Japan (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Buy used from: £9.02 Japan (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides) A good general guide to the country and culture.
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 | Japanese Art in Detail by John Reeve
Buy new: £11.49 / Used from: £10.20 Japanese Art in Detail. Outstanding examples of design and craft in prints, paintings and screens, metalwork, ceramics, wood, stone and lacquer.
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 | Japanese Detail Architecture by Sadao Hibi
Buy new: £9.25 / Used from: £9.23 Japanese Detail Architecture. Zen and Nature inspired Architecture. Marvelous houses.
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 | The Gardens of Japan by Teiji Ito
Buy new: £25.20 / Used from: £21.44 The Gardens of Japan are most often influenced by the Zen Philosophy and are of great beauty.
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 | Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments: The New Edition (Yamaguchi Kan Series) by W.P. Malm
Buy new: £14.13 / Used from: £17.55 Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments. A good guide to traditional Japanese music and instruments
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 | Lullaby for the Moon: Japanese Music for Koto & Shakuhachi by Various Artists
Buy new: £6.90 / Used from: £4.55 Lullaby for the Moon: Japanese Music for Koto & Shakuhachi. Two of my favorite Japanese instruments. Calm and flowing musical beauty
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![Kodo - One Earth Tour Special [DVD + CD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31wAqY8gE1L._SL75_.jpg) | Kodo - One Earth Tour Special [DVD + CD] by Kodo
Buy new: £9.23 / Used from: £9.21 Kodo - One Earth Tour Special [DVD + CD]. Kodo The japanese drum group combine great physical mastery with spiritual depth.
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 | Takemitsu: Quotation of Dream by Paul Crossley Peter Serkin London Sinfonietta Oliver Knussen
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £6.39 Takemitsu - Orchestral Works. The modern Master of music. Inspired both by France and His own Culture. Music of great flowing Beauty.
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 | Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.14 Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Haruki Murakami is a superb modern writer, this is my favorite of his many good books.
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 | Anime From Akira To Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation by Susan Napier
Buy new: £7.50 / Used from: £10.06 Anime From Akira To Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation. A good guide to this facinating modern art form. Includes chapters about the the Master Miyazaki.
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 | Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation: Films, Themes, Artistry by Helen McCarthy
Buy new: £6.36 / Used from: £10.45 Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation: Films, Themes, Artistry. Miyazaki is an absolute Genius of both manga and anime.
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![Spirited Away [2003]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SQPNCBSPL._SL75_.jpg) | Spirited Away [2003]
Buy new: £5.95 / Used from: £5.89 Spirited Away is a Miyazaki Masterpiece and one of the best films ever made. Visualy superp and spiritually profound.
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 | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 1 (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) by Hayao Miyazaki
Buy new: £2.34 / Used from: £1.98 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 1. His Manga Masterpiece.
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![Seven Samurai [1954]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q66BEGKQL._SL75_.jpg) | Seven Samurai [1954]
Buy new: £11.14 / Used from: £11.86 Seven Samurai [1954] Akira Kurosawa the Grand Master of japanese cinema made many Brilliant films and this is one of his best.
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 | The Sound of Water: Haiku - By Basho, Issa and Other Poets (Shambhala Centaur Editions): Haiku - By Basho, Issa and Other Poets (Shambhala Centaur Editions)
Buy new: £2.03 / Used from: £4.34 The Sound of Water: Haiku - By Basho, Issa and Other Poets. Brilliant Haiku poems by the masters of the form.
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 | Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Buy new: £3.58 / Used from: £0.33 Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Zen has influenced Japanese Culture profoundly and this is a good introduction to this Philosophy/Religion.
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 | The Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure -The Way of the Samurai & Bushido - The Soul of Japan by Musashi Miyamoto
Buy new: £6.62 / Used from: £15.44 The Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure -The Way of the Samurai & Bushido - The Soul of Japan. Zen inspired classics of the Samurai. Deep and profound books.
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 | Japanese Sword (Far Eastern Series / Victoria and Albert Museum) by Irvine
Japanese Sword the greatest Swords ever made. Perfect example of Japanese spiritually influenced mastery over the material world
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 | Essence of Aikido: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba by Morihei Ueshiba
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £6.18 Essence of Aikido: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba. The Martial Arts Genius and founder of Aikido
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 | Karate-do: My Way of Life by Gichin Funakoshi
Buy new: £1.72 / Used from: £1.91 Karate-do: My Way of Life. Another Genius of the Martial Arts.
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 | Japanese Design: A Collection by Peter Grilli
Buy new: £29.00 / Used from: £20.88 Japanese Design: A Collection. Brilliant Photos of Great Japanese designs of all kinds
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 | Oxford Take Off in Japanese: Complete Language Learning Pack (Take Off In...) by Lynne Strugnell
Buy used from: £29.64 Oxford Take Off in Japanese: Complete Language Learning Pack. One of the best beginners book.
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 | Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each (Manoa): A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries ... 3 Hours Each: part 1 Hiragna : par (Manoa) by James W. Heisig
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £11.16 Remembering the Kana: A Guide to Reading and Writing the Japanese Syllabaries in 3 Hours Each. These are the best books for western students to learn the art of Japanese writing.
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 | Remembering the Kanji: Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters v. 1 (Manoa) by James W. Heisig
Buy new: £20.85 / Used from: £23.20 Remembering the Kanji: Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters v. 1. Here he teaches the best way to learn the Kanji.
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 | Oxford Beginner's Japanese Dictionary
Buy new: £7.14 / Used from: £5.97 Oxford Beginner's Japanese Dictionary is a must of course for all who want to learn this difficullt language, for us westerners at least.
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