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Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan (which means "ghost story" in Japanese) is the first and most famous collection of Japanese yokai stories ever published. This unforgettable collection of 17 eerie tales and 3 original cultural studies by Hearn are based on traditional oral tales passed down for generation……続きを見る

This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe. Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdlin……続きを見る

[About the Book] ー“I was truly happy. From the moment I came to know you, Mimaro.”- At the age of seventy-six, Mimaro finally fulfills a lifelong dream as he crosses the newly completed Mama no Tsugibashi Bridge, his heart filled with profound joy and emotion. His son, Maro, quietly watching his……続きを見る

This beautiful book celebrates the Japanese kabuki tradition-presenting fifteen classic tales of tragic love and fatal passion that are frequently performed on the kabuki stage in Japan. These dramatic tales are stunningly illustrated with full-color woodblock prints by master artists including Hi……続きを見る

Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence. Hojoki is an introspective poem written in the 13th century by the enigmatic Japanese hermit Kamo no Chomei, who as ……続きを見る

大好評シリーズ　第2弾！ 夏休みのある日、だれにも言えない〈ひみつ〉が生まれる。 市立不思議が丘小学校の子どもたちが過ごす、6つの“特別な夏”。 1年生から6年生まで、それぞれの視点で描かれる連作児童小説です。 ・一年生　「イルカが飛んだ日」泳げない自分と向き合う千夏が出会った、“見えないイルカ”とは ・二……続きを見る

This book, known as ""Mimibukuro,"" is a collection of stories heard by Edo period magistrate Negishi Yasumori (1737-1815). The author, who was a magistrate at the time, served as the Sado magistrate from March 1784 to July 1787. This collection of nearly 1,000 stories, spanning 10 volumes, is a h……続きを見る

[About the Book] ーWho am I, really?- “To hold on to the utopian spirit even in an age of despair, an age of darkness devoid of utopia-perhaps that is what it means to be human.” ーfrom the Afterword Drifting as if for hundreds or even thousands of years across the sea, the protagonist, Hikaru……続きを見る

This beautifully illustrated collection of seasonal haiku poems by Japan's best-known poets is the perfect book for poetry lovers or anyone who wants to learn more about Japanese haiku. Selected and exquisitely translated by William Scott Wilson, the book features more than 385 haiku by over 100 f……続きを見る

Soseki Natsume is Japan's most popular writer, well known in the West for his satirical novels like I Am a Cat, Botchan and Kokoro. However, he first made a name for himself in Japan as a poet, publishing hundreds of haiku over a period of several decades. Until now very few of these have appeared……続きを見る