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    Japanese Color Harmony Dictionary: Modern Colors of Japan
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    Japanese Color Harmony Dictionary: Modern Colors of Japan

    An indispensable guide to the colours and combinations of contemporary Japanese design-by one of Japan's leading colourists!Colour consultant Teruko Sakurai finds inspiration everywhere - in the foods, landscapes and everyday objects of her...
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    A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea
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    A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea

    Do you know the difference between a bancha and a hojicha? How to brew the perfect matcha? With this book you will!Japanese tea expert Per Oscar Brekell is one of the few foreigners to complete the difficult training in Japan as a tea instructor. Now,...
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    Modern Japanese Ikebana
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    Modern Japanese Ikebana

    A modern approach to traditional Japanese floral design.Award-winning flower designer Shinichi Nagatsuka explains how anyone can create beautiful arrangements using his signature N Style method. Easy to follow, it is based on accent lines rather than the...
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    A Beginner's Guide to Sumi-e
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    A Beginner's Guide to Sumi-e

    This practical guide is perfect for those looking to try this ancient art form for the first time!In this book, Japanese master artist Shozo Koike reveals the simple secrets of Sumi-e, offering step-by-step instructions with clear photographs and online...
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    Easy Ikebana
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    Easy Ikebana

    Cut, place and embellishYou don't need exotic plants or expensive vases to create a stunning, Japanese-style floral arrangement. Even a single flower from your garden or local flower shop, combined with a simple container that matches its size and shape,...
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    Japan in 100 Words
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    Japan in 100 Words

    As its title suggests, this book captures the essence of Japanese life and culture in 100 key words - with insightful texts and charming images. From well-known icons like Zen, kawaii and anime to lesser-known aspects of the culture like irori and...
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    Uniquely Japan
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    Uniquely Japan

    Lavishly decorated manhole covers, pink polka-dotted backhoes, toilets with warmable seats, blow dryers (and other bells and whistles). It's just another day in Japan, where the futuristic and zany stands side-by-side with the rooted and the venerable,...
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    Learn to Draw Manga Men
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    Learn to Draw Manga Men

    The male form is the focus here-twisting, leaping and tumbling in dramatic action sequences! Master manga and anime artist Kyachi shows you the secrets professional Japanese artists use to create dynamic motion on the page. A series of detailed tutorials...
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    Sketching Women
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    Sketching Women

    In Sketching Women, three professional studio artists (Kozo Ueda, PhD, Takahiro Okada, PhD and Minoru Hirota, PhD) join forces to show you how to sketch the female figure through 55 step-by-step drawing lessons. Each instructor will walk you...
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    Sketching Men
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    Sketching Men

    In Sketching Men, veteran art instructor Koichi Hagawa, PhD explains how to quickly capture the dynamic male form through two distinct styles of sketching:Very rapid (1-3 minute) line drawings that capture the essence of the subject's posture...
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    Tokyo Love Story
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    Tokyo Love Story

    A funny and intimate travelogue of one woman's unexpected adventures in Japan.French illustrator Julie Blanchin-Fujita arrived in Tokyo for what she thought would be a one-year stint, and ended up never leaving. In this graphic novel-style memoir she...
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    Forest Bathing
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    Forest Bathing

    Shinrin Yoku: 'taking in the forest atmosphere,' the medicine of simply being in the forest, 'forest bathing.'From the healing properties of phytoncides (self-protective compounds emitted by plants) to the ways we can benefit from what forest spaces can...
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    Sushi Party
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    Sushi Party

    The ultimate finger food, cute and colorful sushi is perfect for entertaining!Easy to eat, gorgeous to look at, and healthy, too - it's no wonder sushi is one of the world's favourite foods. This book shows you the simple techniques used to make kawaii...
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    Japanese Soups
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    Japanese Soups

    Hearty and healthy recipes straight from an authentic Japanese kitchen! Soup is an integral part of the traditional Japanese meal - whether a delicate miso soup in a lacquered bowl to be sipped as you eat your rice, or a rich and flavourful broth poured...
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    Zen Garden Design
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    Zen Garden Design

    Zen Buddhist priest Shunmyo Masuno understands that today's busy world leaves little time or space for self-reflection, but that a garden - even in the most urban of spaces - can provide some respite. In his words, "The garden is a special spiritual...
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    Drawing Fantastic Female Fighters
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    Drawing Fantastic Female Fighters

    Two superstars of anime and manga open their studio doors and spill their secrets in this private master class.Join Hisashi Kagawa, an animation director for Sailor Moon, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi, a character developer for My Hero Academia, as they show...
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    Classic Home Cooking from Japan
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    Classic Home Cooking from Japan

    Opening with Japan's top ten favourite comfort foods-from Deep Fried Crunchy Chicken to Japanese-Style Meat and Potato Hotpot-this cookbook is packed with authentic versions of the dishes that Japanese people eat every day.In this book you'll find all...
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    Fantastic Origami Flying Creatures
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    Fantastic Origami Flying Creatures

    Japanese origami expert Hisao Fukui shows you how to create incredibly realistic paper birds and flying insects, a winged dinosaur and even an undulating Chinese dragon! The easy-to-follow folding instructions and photos in this book present 24...
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    Fantastic Origami Sea Creatures
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    Fantastic Origami Sea Creatures

    In this landmark origami book, Japanese expert Hisao Fukui shows you how to create incredibly detailed and realistic aquatic models - including a giant squid, a prehistoric undersea dinosaur and even a massive blue whale calf!The step-by-step folding...
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    Real Bento
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    Real Bento

    A collection of family-friendly, easy and inexpensive recipes used and honed over many years by Japanese mom Kanae Inoue. Real Bento is packed with the time-saving tricks that allow you to make bento box lunches each morning in just 10 minutes,...
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    Memoirs of a Kamikaze
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    Memoirs of a Kamikaze

    This book tells the story of Kazuo Odachi who - in 1943, when he was just 16 years-old-joined the Imperial Japanese Navy to become a pilot. A year later, he was unknowingly assigned to the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps - a group of airmen whose mission...
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    Japanese Wonder Knitting
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    Japanese Wonder Knitting

    Japanese knitting dictionaries have quickly become a favourite reference among experienced Western knitters, and Japanese Wonder Knitting takes those wonderful resources one step further, giving step-by-step lessons in executing classic stitches the...
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    Japanese Grammar: A Workbook for Self-Study
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    Japanese Grammar: A Workbook for Self-Study

    If you've mastered the basics of Japanese grammar and are ready to move to the next level, this book is for you! Each of the 12 chapters is devoted to one widely-used sentence structure and its variations. Chapters are broken down into the following...
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    Ultimate Bento
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    Ultimate Bento

    Healthy, economical, tasty and attractive - Japanese bento box lunches have been taking the world by storm!Hosts of popular NHK World cooking show Bento Expo, Marc Matsumoto and Maki Ogawa, now share their bento-making expertise on the pages of this...
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    The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters
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    The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters

    The legendary Samurai, and the sharp-edged katanas they mastered, are the point of this thrill-seeking guide to drawing sword fights, battle scenes and skirmishes. The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters provides a highly...
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    How to Create Manga: Drawing Clothing and Accessories
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    How to Create Manga: Drawing Clothing and Accessories

    Drape your manga creations in the wardrobe of your dreams, while learning techniques and tips used by professional illustrators to realistically render clothing and accessories of all types-from t-shirts, sweaters and skirts to belts, shoes and bags...
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    Beautiful Origami Paper Wreaths
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    Beautiful Origami Paper Wreaths

    These origami decorations may look complex and expensive, but they are actually easy to create and will never wilt or shed, making them highly economical!Each wreath is assembled from a number of paper sheets that are folded and then cleverly slotted...
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    Lovable Felted Animals
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    Lovable Felted Animals

    Lovable Felted Animals is-dare we say-the cutest felting book EVER! This book shows you how to make graceful models of a lifelike sleeping lion, a mom and baby koala, a regal deer, a polar bear with cub, a fluffy alpaca, the world's most...
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    Paper Flower Note Cards
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    Paper Flower Note Cards

    Create your own elegant greeting cards with the beauty of lifelike paper flowers! Paper Flower Note Cards provides all the information you need. With just scissors, craft glue and a few sheets of colorful heavyweight paper, anyone can create stunning...
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    Tomoko Fuse's Origami Art
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    Tomoko Fuse's Origami Art

    Tomoko Fuse, often referred to as 'the queen of origami,' discovered the art of folding paper at just seven years old. She has come a long way since then, having had her work highlighted in exhibitions around the world, including Paris Origami (Carrousel...
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    Japanese Kokeshi Dolls
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    Japanese Kokeshi Dolls

    An inside look at kokeshi dolls: from the skilled woodworkers behind their design to their important cultural significance.Kokeshi are the simple and charming traditional Japanese dolls characterized by their cylindrical shape and lack of arms and legs...
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    A Manga Lover's Tokyo Travel Guide
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    A Manga Lover's Tokyo Travel Guide

    For fans of Japanese manga and anime, a trip to Tokyo is an absolutemust!In this captivating Tokyo travel guide, award-winning manga artist andauthor Evangeline Neo travels to the Japanese capital with her mascots Kopi thedog and Matcha the cat in tow,...
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    The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps
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    The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps

    Power to them meant everything. It was founded on courage, which begot honour. And by this courage and for this honour they fought to the death.The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps tells the thrilling story of the Shinsengumi - the legendary corps of Samurai...
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    Geishas and the Floating World
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    Geishas and the Floating World

    At the heart of the Floating World and the system it supported was an extensive network of talented courtesans and entertainers, typified by the still fascinating, enigmatic Geisha. Stephen and Ethel Longstreet bring the reader on an in-depth tour of the...
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    100 Kyoto Sights
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    100 Kyoto Sights

    Kyoto is the birthplace of Japanese culture - a fact that is evident in every corner of the city. Japan's ancient capital is home to 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the famous Golden Pavilion and the fortified Nijo Castle. And though Kyoto is...
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    Japan Traveler's Atlas
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    Japan Traveler's Atlas

    Finding your way around the various regions of Japan is a breeze with this handy Tuttle Japan Traveler's Atlas. Designed for the adventurous traveler and containing all the maps you'll need on your explorations, this atlas includes many views that are...
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    Let the Samurai Be Your Guide
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    Let the Samurai Be Your Guide

    In Let the Samurai Be Your Guide, life coach and motivational speaker Lori Tsugawa Whaley traces the far-reaching legacy of the Samurai and their meaning in the modern world. The Bushido - the traditional code of the Samurai - has...
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    Ninja Fighting Techniques
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    Ninja Fighting Techniques

    Ninja Fighting Techniques explains how to defend yourself against real-world threats using techniques perfected centuries ago by the great Ninja masters.Author Stephen K. Hayes is the world's leading expert on Ninjutsu techniques. In this book, he...
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    Tokyo Travel Sketchbook
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    Tokyo Travel Sketchbook

    When Arrazola accepts a month long artist's residency in the Japanese capital, she has little idea of what to expect but gamely packs her paints and pencils and seizes the opportunity to create an illustrated diary of her time there, filling the pages of...
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    A History of the Samurai
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    A History of the Samurai

    A History of the Samurai tells the complete story of Japan's legendary warrior class from beginning to end-an epic tale of intrigue, bloodshed and bravery that is central to an understanding of the Japanese character and of Japanese history.It describes...
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    Fresh Bento
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    Fresh Bento

    Parents seeking alternatives to unhealthy snacks and school cafeteria lunches will find a treasure trove of ideas within these pages.With over 46 themed bento box options to choose from, this book allows you to create lunch with a selection of food that...
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    Japan Eats!
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    Japan Eats!

    A playful illustrated introduction to Japanese food. What's uni and how do you eat it? What are 'dancing shrimp' or tako yaki? Do you pick it up with your fingers? Dip it in sauce? And just what is that sauce? From world-famous sushi to fatally...
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    Moss Ball Bonsai
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    Moss Ball Bonsai

    Plant, soil, moss, twine-that's all you need to create the exciting form of bonsai known as koke (moss) dama (ball). Moss Ball Bonsai provides all the information you need to make these self-contained gardens, using different types of plants-from...
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    The Real Japanese Izakaya Cookbook
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    The Real Japanese Izakaya Cookbook

    Izakaya cooking is all about enjoying hearty and flavorful Japanese food with drinks and friends at your local hole-in-the-wall hangout. Similar to tapas or pub food, izakaya fare ranges from tasty bar snacks to substantial salads, stews, grilled meats...
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    The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga
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    The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga

    Whether your character is jumping for joy, kicking and grappling with an opponent, or fighting to the death with sword in hand, this book provides all the essential techniques to draw more lifelike action figures in the classic Japanese manga style...
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  • Reading and Writing Japanese Hiragana
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    Reading and Writing Japanese Hiragana

    With plentiful writing and reading practice, this workbook starts with the basic letters and works up to writing words and complete sentences. Divided into two parts, the first part presents the 46 main Hiragana in their full and contracted forms, with...
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    Otaku Japan
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    Otaku Japan

    Whether you're planning a trip to Japan, or are just interested in manga, anime and Japanese pop culture, let Otaku Japan Travel Guide transport you to the global capital of cool! If you're crazy about manga, anime, gaming, cosplay,...
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    A History of Tokyo 1867-1989
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    A History of Tokyo 1867-1989

    Edward Seidensticker's A History of Tokyo 1867-1989 tells the fascinating story of Tokyo's transformation from the Shogun's capital in an isolated Japan to the largest and the most modern city in the world. With the same scholarship and sparkling style...
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