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Before Okinawa, the unified and independent Ryukyu Kingdom existed for four hundred years-from the fifteenth century until the kingdom’s annexation by the Meiji government in 1879. What was this island nation like and what kind of world did it exist in? With maritime trade from China and Korea con……続きを見る

[About the Book] Even in an age of war and upheaval, there were flowers that bloomed in silence. They were daughters, mothers, and lovers. Bound by duty and torn apart by fate, their spirits never wavered. This book portrays the lives of twenty-four women who surrounded one of the most powerful ……続きを見る

[About the Book] ーTrue healing emerges when medicine returns to the harmonious circulation of mind and universe.- Has modern medicine come to focus too narrowly on the body alone? As science advances, the mind is often left behind, and discussions of views on life and death or spiritual belief h……続きを見る

Why do people fail to understand one another-even when they use the same words? This book begins with a deceptively simple question, then takes the reader on a journey across linguistics, cognitive science, anthropology, and the history of civilization. Drawing on the author's original research i……続きを見る

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【Book description】 Understanding temae through a comparison of forty-four schools More than four hundred years have passed since Sen Rikyū brought chanoyu to maturity. During this time, many tea masters appeared, and several schools founded by them have been handed down to the present day. Becau……続きを見る

[About the Book] ーHe won the war, only to be pursued by his own brother- After his decisive victory at the Battle of Dan-no-ura, Minamoto no Yoshitsune found himself hunted by his elder brother, Yoritomo. Yet why did Yoshitsune not immediately flee far away, and instead remain near the capital,……続きを見る

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[About the Book] Teaching Japanese was never just a matter of giving lessons. It was a place where people from different countries and cultures collided, struggled, and-despite everything-found ways to connect. In a small town in Japan, a Japanese language class began. People gathered there from C……続きを見る

What does it mean to live without drawing a clear boundary between the human and the divine? This book takes as its starting point a presence known as Mishaguji-an ancient, formless entity found at the edges of villages, beside old stones and trees across Japan. It belongs to no organized religio……続きを見る

[About the Book] Deep in the mountains of Hokkaido, Japan, there once ran railways where steam locomotives moved slowly through the forests. They were known as forest railways-lines laid to carry felled logs out of the mountains. At their peak, there were more than forty such lines in Hokkaido alo……続きを見る

[About the Book] What does “correct Japanese” really mean-and is it truly correct? Expressions that many people consider “wrong” may in fact have been used for centuries or even appear in dictionaries. Conversely, explanations long believed to be correct may turn out to be nothing more than misco……続きを見る

[About the Book] Why is it that some people succeed while others fail, even when they seem to be making the same effort? Society never stops changing. Those who cannot adapt are gradually left behind. Based on the principle of “Do not fear change,” this book explains how to think, judge, and act ……続きを見る