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The first interactive digital book on Shodo, the way of calligraphy, with pictures and video lessons of Nagayama Norio Sensei. More than 100 photos, illustrations and haiku; 70 videos-exercises in k……続きを見る

These Lectures by a son of the land, delivered at the University of London, are compendious and explicit in a degree that enables us to form a summary of much that has been otherwise partially obscu……続きを見る

Many years ago in Yedo, in the district of Fukagawa, there lived a rich timber merchant. He and his wife dwelt together in perfect accord, but though their business prospered and their wealth increa……続きを見る

It is trite to remark that if you wish to know really any people, it is necessary to have a thorough knowledge of their history, including their mythology, legends and folk-lore: customs, habits and……続きを見る

Posto all'estremità dell'Eurasia, il Giappone ha saputo creare una variante culturale estremamente originale. In questo e-book, quel che preme rilevare, è in quali difficili condizioni storiche si c……続きを見る

Kakuzo introduces the term Teaism and how Tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessibile to Western audiences because Kakuzo was taught at a you……続きを見る

In ancient days two samurai dwelt in Sendai of the North. They were friends and brothers in arms. Hasunuma one was named, and the other Saito. Now it happened that a daughter was born to the house o……続きを見る

The War in the East: Japan, China, and Corea written by Trumbull White. This book is one of many works by him. It has already Published in 1895. Now republish in ebook format. We believe this work i……続きを見る

«Durante il crepuscolo tutto appare indistinto, i contorni delle figure diventano vaghi e la vista viene facilmente ingannata. Si aprono le porte del mondo soprannaturale: dèmoni e dèi camminano sul……続きを見る

The Philosophy of Tea is not mere aestheticism in the ordinary acceptance of the term, for it expresses conjointly with ethics and religion our whole point of view about man and nature. It is hygien……続きを見る

In the month of May, 1897, I was ready to embark on my journey, which promised nought but danger and uncertainty. I went about taking leave of my friends and relatives in Tokyo. Endless were the kin……続きを見る

Long, long ago, in old Japan, there lived near Katano, in the Kawachi Province, a prince named Bitchu-no-Kami Minetaka or Lord Minetaka, as we should say in English. He was not only a very wealthy m……続きを見る

Negli ultimi anni la controversia tra il Giappone e la Repubblica Popolare Cinese per la sovranità sull’arcipelago delle Senkaku/Diaoyu ha causato numerose tensioni tra le due potenze asiatiche, int……続きを見る

The Beautiful Maiden of Unai was fair as an earthly deity, but the eyes of man might not behold her. She dwelt in a hidden place in her father’s house, and of what cheer she made the live-long day n……続きを見る

More than six hundred years ago, a great traveller returned to Europe and told the world of the wonders he had seen when journeying in the Far East. This was the famous Marco Polo, the Venetian, who……続きを見る

Questo libro offre l'opportunità di conoscere il rigido codice etico di una casta di guerrieri che malgrado il trascorrere del tempo ha mantenuto integra la sua celebrità. 続きを見る

Questo non è il solito manuale di Reiki. Il taglio è inedito: incentrato in particolar modo sul Gendai Reiki, che gli autori hanno appreso in Giappone direttamente dal suo fondatore Hiroshi Doi, que……続きを見る

Questo manuale riporta la maggior parte dei kanji (caratteri cinesi) utilizzati dai forgiatori di spade e fornimenti e da altri artigiani ed artisti in Giappone dall'VIII secolo ad oggi. Anche senza……続きを見る

Kobe Mosque merupakan masjid pertama di Jepang. Masjid ini dibangun tahun 1928 di Nakayamate Dori, Chuo-ku. Kobe berarti gate of God atau gerbang Tuhan. Tahun 1945, Jepang terlibat perang Dunia Kedu……続きを見る

Tra il 1185 e il 1333, in Giappone, vi fu il governo dello Shogunato Kamagura, ecco perché tale periodo venne chiamato appunto Kamakura.In questi anni, si successero una dinastia di Shogun del clan ……続きを見る

Once upon a time in China there lived a certain king who had three daughters. The fairest and best of these was Kwan-yin, the youngest. The old king was justly proud of this daughter, for of all the……続きを見る

The insignia of the great Japanese Empire is composed of three treasures which have been considered sacred, and guarded with jealous care from time immemorial. These are the Yatano-no-Kagami or the ……続きを見る

In August 1945, the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What is hardly known is that 4,000 Nisei (Japanese Americans), the sons and daughters of Japanese immigrants who had be……続きを見る

Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept that embodies happiness in living. It is, essentially, the reason that you get up in the morning. This book is about finding your ikigai - identifying your p……続きを見る

2050年日本預言書 2015年的東亞島國 如何在30多年後站上世界巔峰？ 全面檢視日本的教育、創新、婦女角色、合作組織 、能源、基礎建設、政府及國際盟友 為日本未來的成功勾勒迷人且充滿爭議的藍圖 同時解析為何這對……続きを見る

La apasionante historia de los señores de la guerra: Shogunatos, samurais y ronin, desde el periodo Heian, las guerras con Mongolia, Corea y China hasta el comercio con Europa, la Revolución Meiji y……続きを見る

Written by local expert Sumiko Kajiyama, Cool Japan explores the heart of Japanese culture and must-see places from a uniquely Japanese perspective. First, visit Kyoto, where you will discover 1,000……続きを見る

By examining chanoyu - the custom of consuming matcha tea - in the Meiji period, Gathering for Tea in Modern Japan investigates the interactions between intellectual and cultural legacies of the Tok……続きを見る

General Patton said, “The soldier is the army.” This book says, “People are the war.” And even World War II – a conflict of unprecedented scope, magnitude, complexity, and devastation – was the work……続きを見る

In April 1859, at age fifty, Shinohara Chūemon left his old life behind. Chūemon, a well-off farmer in his home village, departed for the new port city of Yokohama, where he remained for the next fo……続きを見る