Samurai: An Illustrated History brings the violent, tumultuous, and, at the same time, elegant world of the medieval Japanese samurai to life. This book of Japanese history traces the story of a unique historical phenomenon: a period of 700 years - equivalent to the entire stret…
Autumn wind and other stories
by Nagai, Kafū
fromTuttle classics of Japanese literature
Shares some of the teachings of the Japanese martial art known as ninjutsu, and discusses the author's observations from his apprenticeship to the ninja.
Want to add a little Zen to your life? All you need is something to fold and the desire to express yourself! A renowned origami expert walks you through the process of creating 26 fabulous designs.
Want to add a little Zen to your life? All you need is something to fold and the desire to express yourself! A renowned origami expert walks you through the process of creating 26 fabulous designs.
"Reading & Writing Chinese places at your fingertips the essential 1,725 Chinese characters' up-to-date definitions, derivations, pronunciations, and examples of correct usage by means of cleverly condensed grids. This guide also focuses on Pinyin, which is the official system t…
Revised and updated, this edition focuses on the simplified characters now used in mainland China and Singapore, and which are the primary goal of almost all learners. The traditional characters still used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in older literature, are also included.
"This book will come to the rescue as it shows learners how to conjugate the 600 most common Japanese verbs quickly, and with very little effort. This is the only guide to list all verb forms in both Japanese script and romanized form, while giving an accurate English translatio…