Elizabeth Brooke

Akihiko Seki

Minor shelf wear on cover no highlighting no notes filled with wonderful photos the Japanese spa, a guide

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

A Guide to Japan's Finest Ryokan and Onsen

A showcase of the best inns and spas in Japan.

Japanese Spa

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Florida

Daily Life and Diversions in Urban Japan, 1600-1868

Nishiyama Matsunosuke is one of the most important historians of Tokugawa (Edo) popular culture, yet until now his work has never been translated into a Western language. Edo Culture presents a selection of Nishiyama's writings that serves not only to provide an excellent introduction to Tokugawa cultural history but also to fill many gaps in our knowledge of the daily life and diversions of the urban populace of the time. Many essays focus on the most important theme of Nishiyama's work: the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries as a time of appropriation and development of Japan's culture by its urban commoners.

In the first of three main sections, Nishiyama outlines the history of Edo (Tokyo) during the city's formative years, showing how it was shaped by the constant interaction between its warrior and commoner classes. Next, he discusses the spirit and aesthetic of the Edo native and traces the woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e to the communal activities of the city's commoners. Section two focuses on the interaction of urban and rural culture during the nineteenth century and on the unprecedented cultural diffusion that occurred with the help of itinerant performers, pilgrims, and touring actors. Among the essays is a delightful and detailed discourse on Tokugawa cuisine. The third section is dedicated to music and theatre, beginning with a study of no, which was patronized mainly by the aristocracy but surprisingly by commoners as well. In separate chapters, Nishiyama analyzes the relation of social classes to musical genres and the aesthetics of kabuki. The final chapter focuses on vaudeville houses supported by the urban masses.

Edo Culture

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Jun Mayuzuki

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Oklahoma

Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira, stuck standing on the crossroads of adolescence, and Kondo, at the turning point of his own life...

After the Rain complete manga series volumes 1-5

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#art #japan #hardcover
The slip cover is rough but the book is in excellent condition. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Kansas

Japan a History in Art

#paperback #fiction #japan #historical #memoir #historicalfiction #drama 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A Novel

National best seller, Japan's most celebrated geisha, confessions novel.

Memoirs of a Geisha

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Young Y. Chung

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

History, Aesthetics, and Techniques

Examines scrolls, screens, robes, and home and costume accessories to describe the history, techniques, symbols, and designs of embroidery in China, Japan, and Korea

The Art of Oriental Embroidery

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Condition is Like New. There is no writing or tears. There is a small dot and a little fold on the back cover

- Title: Hikari no Ko (# 2)
- Author: Gusari/Sashikizu (Natsuki Kizu, author of Given. Gusari is their name when writing Doujinshi).
- Rating: Teen
- Ship: Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru)
- Size: 7 x 10 in, 16 pages
- Language: Japanese
- Info: Omegaverse AU

Imported from Japan


Texas

Haikyuu!! Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru) Iwaoi Fanbook # 19

Condition is Like New. There is no writing or tears. There is a bit of a fold on the bottom corner of the cover

- Title: Tanoshii Jigoku O Irodorunara (1.5 Prequel)
- Author: Gusari/Sashikizu (Natsuki Kizu, author of Given. Gusari is their name when writing Doujinshi).
- Rating: Teen
- Ship: Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru)
- Size: 7 x 10 in, 16 pages
- Language: Japanese
- Info: Omegaverse AU

Imported from Japan

Haikyuu!! Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru) Iwaoi Fanbook # 18

Condition is Like New. There is no writing or tears. There is a small dent in the front cover 

- Title: Ano/Kono Machi ni Sunderu Karera Nokoto # 1
- Author: Gusari/Sashikizu (Natsuki Kizu, author of Given. Gusari is their name when writing Doujinshi).
- Rating: Older Teen
- Ship: Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru)
- Size: 7 x 10 in, 30 pages
- Language: Japanese
- Info: Career AU, photographer Iwaizumi and sports medicine physician Oikawa

Imported from Japan

Haikyuu!! Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru) Iwaoi Fanbook # 7

Arthur Golden

New Mexico

Examples of exceptional Japanese design across print, product, typography and more! 

Oregon

Japanese Graphics Now!

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Kuniyoshi Utagawa

Kaneko Nobuhisa

Japanese art book with Japanese and English text on the work of printmaker utagawa kuniyoshi

California

Cats in Ukiyo-E

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Keiko Suenobu

Illinois

Mizuki Konno is your typical high school junior at Yanno Prefectural High School. Like many teens her age she is studying hard for college and when she has some down time she likes to fuss over fashion and make-up. While she may not be one of the class elites, Mizuki is fortunate to be on the right side of her class's idols. But that might not settle well with those who are in a similar academic status but not so lucky with their social lives.

Mizuki really isn't a bad person. However she understands that she is one of the haves. And even if she only has so a strand to hold on to, that's much more than the introverts or the socially inept.

On the day of the field trip, Mizuki's position with the cool kids cannot be better. But now a good portion of her class are now firmly against her. While this "lower" clique may not be united, their hatred is much stronger than their differences. Unfortunately tragedy strikes in the form of a traffic accident. And now the class is split into two new groups...the living and the dead!

Almost the entire class has been wiped out and the five remaining girls are injured and lost in the wilderness. They also hate each other, and in a mix of Lord of the Flies with Heathers these girls begin to assert their wills against each other to try to survive while enacting a new class structure where looks and style is no longer the definition of influence.

The Limit 1-6

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Fantastic paperback. First page signed. #paperback #history #japan 

My Upside Down World

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Lessons for America 

Japan As No.1

There is some minor shelf wear/scuffing on the cover and a small dent on the corner of the book (please refer to photos).

- Title: Kiss/Goodbye
- Author: LS-JENJEN
- Rating: Teen
- Ship: Gojo Satoru x Geto Suguru
- Size: A5, 36 pages
- Language: Japanese
- Info: five short stories with the theme of kissing (romance/angst).

Imported from Japan


Kiss/Goodbye (Jujutsu Kaisen Gojo Satoru x Geto Suguru Satosugu Fanbook)

Homura Kawamoto

Kei Saiki

This book is new there are no creases or marks

After losing her hard-earned profits to student council member Aoi Mibuomi, a penniless Mary is given a chance to take it all back on just one condition: she must team up with Aoi to oust the student council president! But in order to do so, she needs to first prove her skills in one of the academy's most popular annual events-the Coupling Party! Will Mary be able to use her gambling prowess to survive this dirty game of cupid?

Kakegurui Twin, Vol. 2

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Joan Stanley-Baker - Mokuhan. The Woodcuts of Munakata & Matsubara. Published by Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC, 1976, copyright date.

 —Very good condition, minor stains on the covers, excellent spine, no writing or marks, name written in pen on front endpaper
 —Softcover

Washington

Mokuhan. The Woodcuts of Munakata & Matsubara VERY GOOD 1976 Softcover

Scholastic

New Pokémon are coming! This handbook has all the stats and facts about the brand-new Pokémon from Scarlet and Violet, the new games for Nintendo Switch releasing in November 2022. Meet all the Pokémon of the brand-new Paldea region featured in the new Scarlet and Violet video games! Every amazing Pokémon of this new generation is included in this comprehensive handbook. You'll discover stats and facts about them all, from the new first partners Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, to classic favorites like Pikachu. It's everything you ever wanted to know about the Pokémon of this all-new region! Includes pull-out poster!

Scarlet and Violet Handbook (Pokémon)

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1993

Airbrush in Japan 1

Eiichiro Oda

One Piece Manga Volume 1-6 
 it both in English
 I will not separate and must go together 
it is in great condition and a yellowing

Includes Vols. 1- 3, Incudes vols. 4-6

One Piece (Omnibus Edition), Volume 1&2 ( 1-6)

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#manga #yuri #tea #japan #lgbtq #anime #paperback 

New York

Mizuno, the daughter of a mayoral candidate, is desperate to escape the suffocating pressure and scrutiny of smalltown life. Chayama, the heiress of the tea company Chayama-en, is adamantly walking down the path laid out for her, despite being forced to atone for her family's apparent misdeeds. Yet in the bubble of the school's third floor guidance counseling room-away from rumors, watchful eyes, and their feuding families-they're simply Mizuno and Chayama, two teenagers who find comfort and hope in each other. But when the outside world tries to tear them apart, the two must find a way to protect their relationship and, more importantly, themselves...

Mizuno and Chayama

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Timothy Lehmann

* Explocit Content Warning on Cover

With its stylistic characters and vivid colors, manga has captured the imagination of millions. Now, Manga: Masters of the Art goes straight to the source -- the artists themselves -- for the ultimate insider's look at this global phenomenon.

Each section includes a question-and-answer session, allowing the reader first-hand access to the artist's thoughts and ideas. They discuss how they became interested in manga, their first published work, where they get their ideas, the creative process, tips and techniques, artistic influences, the genre itself, and much more. Illustrations and photographs of each artist's most seminal works are accompanied by extensive, explanatory captions.

Manga: Masters of the Art is a practical reference book, a fascinating look at how this incredible artwork makes it from concept to reality, and a thoughtful commentary on the genre -- perfect for the growing legions of manga fans.

The artists featured are:

 * Kia Asamiya (Silent Möbius, Batman: Child of Dreams)
 * CLAMP (Chobits, Tsubasa)
 * Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond, Slam Dunk)
 * Erica Sakurazawa (Between the Sheets, The Aromatic Bitters)
 * Jiro Taniguchi (Icaro, The Walking Man)
 * Yuko Tsuno (Swing Shell)
 * Tatsuya Egawa (Golden Boy, Tokyo University Story)
 * Suehiro Maruo (Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show)
 * Reiko Okano (Onmyoji, Fancy Dance)
 * Mafuyu Hiroki (Apples)
 * Miou Takaya (Crazy Heaven, Map of Sacred Pain)
 * Usamaru Furuya (Short Cuts, Palepoli)

Manga: Masters of the Art

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This ultimate travel guide to Japan was put together and published in 2015 by the Japanese Association of Manga, Anime, Game (J-MAG) creators, and includes an amazing selection of places to visit and see while in Tokyo. This is a bilingual guide , filled with art and articles. An amazing book that is impossible to find. #japan#anime#manga#travel#popculture

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Elizabeth Brooke; Akihiko Seki

Japanese Spa

Kazuo Nishiyama; Gerald Groemer (Translator)

Edo Culture

Jun Mayuzuki

After the Rain complete manga series volumes 1-5

Bradley Smith

Japan a History in Art

Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

Young Y. Chung

The Art of Oriental Embroidery

Natsuki Kizu

Haikyuu!! Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru) Iwaoi Fanbook # 19

Natsuki Kizu

Haikyuu!! Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru) Iwaoi Fanbook # 18

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Haikyuu!! Iwaizumi Hajime x Oikawa Tooru (Toru) Iwaoi Fanbook # 7

Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

Julius Wiedemann

Japanese Graphics Now!

Kuniyoshi Utagawa; Kaneko Nobuhisa

Cats in Ukiyo-E

Keiko Suenobu

The Limit 1-6

Madeline Poston

My Upside Down World

Ezra F. Vogel

Japan As No.1

LS-JENJEN

Kiss/Goodbye (Jujutsu Kaisen Gojo Satoru x Geto Suguru Satosugu Fanbook)

Homura Kawamoto; Kei Saiki

Kakegurui Twin, Vol. 2

Joan Stanley-Baker

Mokuhan. The Woodcuts of Munakata & Matsubara VERY GOOD 1976 Softcover

Scholastic

Scarlet and Violet Handbook (Pokémon)

Peter Feierabend

Airbrush in Japan 1

Eiichiro Oda

One Piece (Omnibus Edition), Volume 1&2 ( 1-6)

Yuhta Nishio

Mizuno and Chayama

Timothy Lehmann

Manga: Masters of the Art

Jmag

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