Beautiful Japan
 Wonderful pictures of beautiful Japan Lovely & brilliant photos! Covering all of Japan's beloved attractions and scenery. It's a great memory book for those leaving Japan or thinking of visiting this beautiful country! [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Warrior Rule in Japan
Wow what a price! Don't be shocked of the thickness of the book. I still have my (paperback) copy from '95,and flipped when I saw the price on Amazon.Com. Exellent book,and very deep and thorough information on (Sengoku Jidai era) 16th century Japanese ... [... more]
CDN$33.95
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A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan
Yes, this book was proven a sort of forgery in Japan I warrant the quality of Hitoshi Noguchi,MD's Review. It is also good summary of the criticisms in Japan.
Left me wanting more... Like the first reviewer, I really enjoyed this book. It provided me a ra ... [... more]
CDN$29.95
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War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, ...
Who said we weren't prepared! Edward Miller's "War Plan Orange" is a well researched and effectively written book on the United states Navy's plan of action against a naval threat from the Empire of Japan. He covers the plan from it's initial ... [... more]
CDN$27.05
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Wrong About Japan
A Fun Trifle Peter Carey is incapable of writing a bad book, and "Wrong About Japan" is proof of that. This is by no means a good travel book - instead it is a dryly humorous look at a very limited part of Japanese Culture. So, if you don't ... [... more]
CDN$25.00
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Kazari: Decoration and Display in Japan 15th-19th Centuries
"Kazari" represents a triumph of curating and publishing For decades the Japan Society has mounted important and often innovative exhibitions of Japanese art at its New York premises and has issued academically-impeccable catalogues to ... [... more]
CDN$45.17
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Japan Before Perry: A Short History
A summary of pre-modern japan This book covers the history of Japan in an enthusiastic way from its early histories with the Joman dolls up to the blackships of commodore Perry. I first read this in my Japanese history course, we were required to read ... [... more]
CDN$23.04
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Lonely Planet Japan
Great book! I just wanted to add to the comment I left on Fodor's Japan. This one provides plenty of information, including accomodations, in Miyazaki City. I wouldn't waste my money on Fodor's Japan. I'm looking forward to my return there in 2009. [... more]
CDN$31.95
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Insight Guide - Japan
nice pictures, but really made for the typical american I feel like this book was made for the average traveler with heaps of money to spend. Not many cheap options. Plus there was no coverage of off the beaten track places. Only the main cities and ... [... more]
CDN$24.04
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Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Dodo Press)
Bushido or Tokugawa fascism??? The Bushido code was a death cult embued with a Zen like spirit of masochistic self-denial and repression of self in slave like devotion to one's Master, usually a greedy, self-serving daimyo who cared for nothing but ... [... more]
CDN$11.25
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Blueprint for a New Japan: The Rethinking of a Nation
Thoughtful and challenging ideas to reform Japan Mr. Ozawa details a variety of ideas to reform and modernize Japan's economy, political system, and society. He advocates more freedom (and responsibility) for the lives of all Japanese. He thinks the ... [... more]
CDN$37.95
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Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan
Very informative Very well written and detailed description of the trails of Japan. Excellent resource to prepare potential hikers and walkers for the task of exploring the hinterlands of Japan...
Packed with ideas and advice This is a really good guide t ... [... more]
CDN$25.77
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