A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's g...

For film lovers and scholars, an essential resource and reference guide.

The return of a vital resource for students of Japanese culture, revised and expanded.

A revealing look at the Japanese through the window of their contemporary culture.

The first book in English to apply ancient Japanese Shinto traditions to daily spiritual fulfillm...

An extraordinary literary work from the 12th century, a meditation on nature and mortality.

Updated and expanded! 1,000,000+ words on films, artists, studios, themes, and Japan's animation ...

Japan's most beloved memoir, from the early 20th century, 'an extraordinarily beautiful evocation...

A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing theenduring wisdom of China, fo...

A 'real manga, real Japanese' study guide and resource for language students and teachers

Of special interest to scholars and students of Zen classics, a glossary of specialized vocabular...

A group of people walk across, around, and all over Tokyo.They talk, talk, talk. A linguistic, ex...