Japan

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646866390Author Christy Anne JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Of Mountains & MushroomsPublisher Of Mountains & MushroomsWeight(grams)...

Whether you are interested in this unique city's history or are planning to travel to Kyoto, Kyoto City of Zen will serve as inspiration and provide invaluable insight into Kyoto's culture.This travel pictorial and Japan travel guide captures the sites...

This friendly guide offers concise but detailed demystifications of more than 85 aspects of ancient and modern Japan. It can be read in sequence, or just dipped into, depending on the moment's need. Explanations go much deeper than a typical travel guide...

Cooking should be fun, and this highly entertaining Japanese cookbook for beginners is packed full of humor and whimsical illustrations. Japanese Cooking with Manga started out as Gourmand Gohan, a hand-drawn and hand-bound edition that the three...

For first-time visitors and seasoned gourmets alike, Japan Eats! is an entertaining guide to the pleasures and pitfalls of dining in Japan--with hilarious insights and tips not found in other books. Whether it's the proper technique for holding...

The fashionable, eccentric pedestrians of Tokyo are captured with hundreds of portrait photographs in this fun guide to Tokyo street fashion. Tokyo is considered one of the world's style capitals for its vibrant youth fashion culture. Part guidebook,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767908528Author Victoria Abbott RiccardiFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books...

A perfect introduction to Japan and Japanese culture, this illustrated culture and travel guide contains loads of original drawings as well as the Japanese script for key words and phrases.Some people take photos, but artist Betty Reynolds captures...

This book is the first of its kind, a deep-dive into a single sake-producing region to highlight its delicious brews as well as the people, land, and culture behind them. Brewing in Yamaguchi - in southern Honshu, Japan - reflects the whole history of...

Tokyo Cocktails is an elegant collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the Eastern Capital.With over 13.5 million residents squeezed in to 845 square miles, Tokyo stands as one of the world's most beguiling cities. On the surface, it appears to be...

Succinct yet comprehensive, this little jewel of a book takes you through the seasonal offerings at Ono's famed restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro. Descriptions of each type of sushi, featuring commentary from master Ono, are accompanied by beautiful full-page...

In Kansai Cool anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Christal Whelan offers profound insights in the only collection of essays to focus on Kansai, Japan's ancient heartland. Kansai ; the region in Western Japan that boasts the ancient capitals of Kyoto...

2018 Foreword Indie Awards WinnerGoing to Japan? This unfussy modern guide guarantees you keep it polite and get it right!This guide to common courtesy, acceptable behavior, and manners is essential for any visitor to Japan. Japanese are unfailingly...

Whether you're a seasoned globetrotter planning your next trip, a curious armchair traveler dreaming up a future destination, or just a lover of all things Japanese, this photographic journey will fulfill your fantasies and spark new desires. The...

A teahouse secreted away behind a flower shop, a Michelin-starred chef who does things like no one else, a Tokyo street-food market, a hidden restaurant in the heart of Shibuya, spending a night on a library bookshelf, drinking the ultimate cocktail,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956150776Author Clive WithamFormat PaperbackImprint Mangrove PressPublisher Mangrove PressWeight(grams) 249g

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Get closer to Japan with DK EyewitnessPicnics under Kyoto's cherry blossom trees. Sake tasting in the mountains of Honshu. Exploring the tranquil temples of Tokyo. For a vacation to remember, Japan is hard to beat. Whatever your dream trip involves, this...

The ultimate guide to exploring the roads less travelled, in Tokyo and beyond. Chiara Terzuolo takes us on a journey through Tokyo and its surrounding cities, uncovering the hidden treasures that lie beneath the well-trodden hustle and bustle of one of...

Machiya, or townhouses, are traditional wooden dwellings in Kyoto that evoke the elegance and culture of Japan's old capital with their architectural details, beautiful gardens, and intimate rooms. Many have been converted into restaurants to create...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760787646Author Michelle MackintoshFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint PlumPublisher Pan Macmillan AustraliaWeight(grams) 1080g

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Tokyo is an affectionate city guide, written by Tokyo local Yukiko Tajima. She has listed 500 must-visit places in her truly fascinating hometown, as well as good-to-know facts. The city has a great many aspects that are...

Yoshinori Henguchi's explosive poetry and gritty photography build on the surrealism of Haruki Murakami and his contemporaries to create a new aesthetic for a young generation of Japanese artists. Henguchi explores what he calls man's "foolish will" to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619612914Author Chad FriskFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940842226Author Sumiko KajiyamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Museyon GuidesPublisher Museyon Guides

Author and photographer John Lander takes the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage sites of Japan as a starting point for exploring the country's architecture, history, customs and festivals. Lander, who has lived in Japan for 35 years, travelled to almost...

This compact travel guide and pictorial is the #1 selling travel book in Japan! Packed with cultural and historical information along with charming photographs, you can take a trip to Japan to always remember.Japan is a country shrouded in mystery, even...

"It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit-or time travel, taking you back to that life-changing decade-lost holiday and old friends."-The Japan TimesVisit the most compelling cultural and nature sites...

"An indispensable guide to Japanese cinema and culture." --Library Journal "Viewed any which way, Japan through the eyes of Donald Richie is an interesting and rewarding place to read about. This is...yet another reminder that he is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784924072Author Andrey TaranovFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint T&p BooksPublisher T&p BooksWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 4mm

Japan is a land of diversity and contradictions with a unique, somewhat mysterious culture. It is a place where you will find ancient temples, shrines and customs cherished and unchanged for over thousand years, as well as cutting edge technology and...

Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692162729Author Brian J BreedingFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Brian BreedingPublisher Brian BreedingWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm) 152mm * 102mm...

As its title suggests, this book captures the essence of Japanese life and culture in 100 words. From well-known concepts like zen, kawaii and anime to their lesser-known counterparts waiting to be discovered by the West, Japan in 100 Words covers it all...

Tokyo Stroll is the best guidebook for travelers who want to wander the streets and discover the city as it unfolds before their eyes. There is no "start at point A and go to point B" prescribed route. Instead you are invited to wander as whimsy takes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101973479Author Pico IyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 131mm...

In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women's university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate...

The only resource you need for travel to Japan! This award-winning guide puts the whole country in the palm of your hand. With a large pull-out map and tips on all the best sights, travelers can be sure they are seeing the best of Japan without wasting...

Tokyo may be the capital of Japan, but Kyoto is its heart and soul. The rich textures of twelve centuries of culture seem to have woven themselves into the very air. How else could you explain the centuries-old feel of the Gion quarter, where geisha...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913114008Author Matthew BaxterFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Super Cheap GuidesPublisher Super Cheap GuidesWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...