Over one hundred years after his death, author, translator and educator Lafcadio Hearn remains one of the best-known Westerners ever to make Japan his home. His prolific writings on things Japanese helped shape Western views on Japan well into the twentieth century. This masterf…
"Kumagai Naozane was a Japanese warrior famous for having taken the head of the young and handsome samurai Atsumori. This episode has become of the best-known and best-loved stories of the Japanese historical classic, the Heiké Story (Heike Monogatari). This book is a fictionali…
"A tour de force combining a commanding mastery of historical fact and detail, a comprehensive understanding of the human spirit, and a poetic quality of expression that transforms the hearts of all those it touches." -The Japan Foundation NewsletterKumagai Naozane was a Japanes…
Examines Japanese culture and family.
Examines Japanese culture and family.
This is the first problem book in English to cover the entire game of Go by illustrating the nuances of the opening (fuseki), middle (chuban) and endgame (yose). Also included are chapters on clever moves (tesuji), life and death (shikatsu), how to win corner skirmishes (joseki)…
"Players will learn about not only creating good shapes, but also how to avoid or take advantage of bad ones, along with the right and wrong order of moves" -- From back cover.
This book helps students to learn and remember both the meanings and the pronunciations of over 800 characters. This otherwise daunting task is made easier by the use of techniques based on the psychology of leaning and memory. key principles include the use of visual imagery, t…
Aimed at helping students of Chinese learn and remember Chinese characters including the pronunciation of characters fast and effectively, Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1 is a systematic study aid to this difficult language