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Om dejtande och kärlek i Japan!
Åsa Ekström flyttade till Japan år 2011 för att försöka etablera sig som serieskapare i mangans hemland. Efter att ha nått sitt mål och fått sina första böcker publicerade är Åsa redo att försöka hitta kärleken på allvar. Men hur beter man sig på den första dejten i Japan? Brukar man gå…
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’A history that somehow manages to be at once succinct and sweeping: essential reading for anyone interested in this most fascinating of countries’ – Tom Holland
In this enormously enjoyable introduction to a remarkable country, Christopher Harding traces Japan’s rich history over several…
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Kategorier: Sport, idrott och friluftsliv
Lonely Planet’s Best Day Walks Japan is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs away from the city by picking a hike that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Climb Mt Fuji, walk the Tohoku coast, and enjoy the views in Kamikochi. Get to the heart…
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Lonely Planet’s Experience Japan is your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. See ancient rituals in beautiful temples, find zen at a traditional tea ceremony, celebrate Tokyo’s vibrant pop culture – all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives. Uncover Japan’s best…
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’What Japan was she owed to the samurai. They were not only the flower of the nation, but its root as well.’Inazo Nitobe’s book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the true key to understanding ’the soul of…
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National Geographic Traveler guidebooks contain must-know travel information, inspiring photography, insider tips, and expert advice you won’t find on the internet for bucket-list destinations around the world.
Japan is a multifaceted country with a rich history and culture and spellbinding beauty. Nature lovers…
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Kategorier: Alternativa trossystem Ande, kropp och själ Filosofi och religion Folkliga föreställningar och kontroversiell kunskap Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Mystik, magi och det ockulta Ockulta studier Övernaturliga fenomen / det paranormala Religion och tro Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Spöken och poltergeistfenomen
· Examines four suppressed and secret texts to discover the deeper
truths beneath Japanese mythology
· Introduces evidence of ancient civilisations in Japan, the sacred
geometry of primitive times and claims of a non-Earthly origin
of the Emperors
· Explores how these texts convey the sacred spiritual…
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”Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than cherry blossom” are the opening words to Inazo Nitobe’s Bushido: The Soul of Japan. It was 1900 and Inazo, a Japanese academic living in the USA, had been prompted to write the book after an American professor had wondered how the…
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The ultimate guide to exploring the roads less travelled, in Tokyo and beyond.
Chiara Terzuolo takes us on a journey through Tokyo and its surrounding cities, uncovering the hidden treasures that lie beneath the well-trodden hustle and bustle of one of the world’s most-travelled destinations.
From tucked-away…
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Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion.
First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a…
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According to the contributors to this volume, the relationship of Buddhism and the arts in Japan is less the rendering of Buddhist philosophical ideas through artistic imagery than it is the development of concepts and expressions in a virtually inseparable unity. By challenging those who consider religion to be the…
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Dancing Into Darkness is Sondra Horton Fraleigh’s chronological diary of her deepening understanding of and appreciation for this art form, as she moves from a position of aesthetic response as an audience member to that of assimilation as a student. As a student of Zen and butoh, Fraleigh witnesses her own…
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In Zen Buddhism, the concept of freedom is of profound importance. And yet, until now there has been no in-depth study of the manifestation of this liberated attitude in the lives and artwork of Edo period Zen monk-painters. This book explores the playfulness and free-spirited attitude reflected in the artwork of two…
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Women have long been active supporters and promoters of Buddhist rituals and functions, but their importance in the operations of Buddhist schools has often been minimized. Chin’ichibo (?–1344), a nun who taught male and female disciples and lived in her own temple, is therefore considered an anomaly. In Tracing…
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Like an ancient river, Daoist traditions introduced from China once flowed powerfully through the Japanese religious landscape, forever altering its topography and ecology. Daoism’s presence in Japan still may be discerned in its abiding influence on astrology, divination, festivals, literature, politics, and popular…
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From the author of The Cat and The City – ’vibrant and accomplished’ David Mitchell – a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick.
Flo is sick of Tokyo. Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up and she’s in a relationship that’s run its course.…
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Kategorier: Konst
Featuring the works Japan’s most celebrated neko-e artists, this gorgeous boxed set contains a volume of more than seventy exquisite accordion-fold prints and an accompanying booklet with explanatory texts.
For centuries, cats have played an essential role in Japanese culture and folklore. Long before Hello…
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Kategorier: Sport, idrott och friluftsliv
**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner**
Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan is the most influential book ever written on the Japanese ”Way of the Warrior.” A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the Samurai way of living and the virtues every Samurai warrior holds…
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”Think not that dreams appear to the dreamer only at night, the dream of this world of pain appears to us even by day.”
In this book, famed author Lafcadio Hearn presents 14 fascinating stories-including deathless ghosts and yokai, local folklore and haunted places, as well as Buddhist traditions. This…
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Kategorier: Tecknade romaner, serier och skämtteckningar
The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume!
A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the present day. Epic battles, noble Samurai and duplicitous leaders are all portrayed in modern manga fashion! The lively stories in this book…
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An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!
This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales of yokai, ghosts, mountain witches,…
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Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories!
Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside.
The captivating tales in this volume include:
The Vengeance of Oiwa – The…
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Kategorier: Andra världskriget Historia Historia och arkeologi Militärhistoria Särskilda krig och fälttåg
Between 1944 and 1945, the Japanese military launched almost ten thousand bomb-bearing balloons across the Pacific Ocean. Intended to spark forest fires and shake American morale, the balloons were beset by technical problems and never achieved their destructive potential, but were nonetheless responsible for the only…
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Lonely Planet’s Japan is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Summit Mount Fuji, pay your respects at Buddhist temples in Kyoto, and have your fill of sushi and sake; all with your trusted travel…
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Flo is sick of Tokyo. She is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up, and she’s in a relationship that’s run its course. That’s until she stumbles upon a mysterious book left by a drunken passenger on the Tokyo Subway. She starts to read…
SOUND OF WATER
Kyo has failed his university…
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Lonely Planet’s Experience Japan is your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. Discover Hokkaido’s ski slopes and snow festivals, explore Himeji-jo, and sample Japanese delicacies in Kyoto – all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives. Uncover Japan’s best experiences…
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Kategorier: Tecknade romaner och tecknade serier Tecknade romaner och tecknade serier: genrer Tecknade romaner och tecknade serier: memoarer och sanna berättelser Tecknade romaner, serier och skämtteckningar
Roliga reseberättelser från Japan i mangaformat!
I Åsa Ekströms tredje mangabok om livet som västerlänning i Japan reser hon runt i landet och besöker flera välkända platser. Som tidigare skildrar hon sina nya upplevelser i korta, underhållande serier där hon med en stor dos humor berättar vidare om Japans många…
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A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king.This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports readers to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn from the works of folklorists Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora…
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Japan har sedan länge varit förvissad om sin plats på jorden och särart gentemot resten av världen. Men sedan bomberna i Hiroshima och Nagasaki fallit har Japan sett både exempellös tillväxt och stagnation, ny individualism, förändrade könsroller och utvecklingen av en särpräglad men stabil demokrati.
I Solens ursprung…
Kategorier: Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
From September, 1945 until April, 1954, the U.S. Army of the Occupation set up its headquarters in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur. The foremost order to the army was to aid in the restoration of the economy of the country.
They were successful, and the result is a variety of products known to collectors as O.J.…
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During the occupation of Japan between 1945 and 1952, a world market for small and inexpensive goods was correctly identified as a starting point for rebuilding the Japanese economy.
This new book is filled with thousands of once-familiar items of ceramic, paper, glass, celluloid, wood, and papier-mache which were…
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Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
It was the biggest gamble of World War II, but Lt. Co. ”Jimmy” Doolittle\s legendary bombing raid on Tokyo gave America the morale boost it needed in the wake of Pearl Harbor. This is the full story as told by the Doolittle Raiders\ official historian. Carroll Glines is also the author of Attack on…
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Kategorier: Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
This fascinating book charts toy robot design of the last half of the 20th century and explores Japanese aesthetics in tinplate toys, especially robots. Over 200 photographs and original conceptual drawings illustrate this captivating history, from the wind-up walking mechanism of the ”Diamond Planet Robot”…
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This book presents a unique selection of the most rare and collectible toy cars made in Japan and Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s. Three particular groups of toys are covered: the magnificent large-scale tinplate cars made for the American market; the smaller but equally sought-after Japanese diecasts by Model Pet,…
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Objects marked ”Made in Occupied Japan” were made from February 1947 until April 1952 in Japan for export to America. They are easy to date and identify. This new book presents hundreds of items never published before and over 200 different manufacturers’ markings on Occupied Japan collectibles. Many…
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In Pocket Guide to Occupied Japan, authors Monica Lynn Clements and Patricia Rosser Clements showcase the wide array of products made in Japan during the American Occupation (1945-1952). Once sold in department stores or dime stores, these items are now much sought after by collectors. With a brief history and over 250…
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This book is long overdue documentation on automatic wristwatches from countries other than Switzerland. These watches were always considered superior micro-mechanical products and posed a challenge to technicians. It was only a question of time, before the collectors’ interest in these watches expanded from…
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This new book is an excellent reference for the multitude of ceramics items marked ”MADE IN JAPAN” that were exported between 1921 and 1941, after Japanese manufacturers used the ”NIPPON” mark and before the ”MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN” mark.
The 350 color photographs show hundreds of…
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Produced during the occupation of Japan by United States forces from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the end of the occupation in 1952, the items presented in this book have become coveted by a large number of collectors. They are identified by an import mark ”Made in Occupied Japan” or …
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Kategorier: Konst
Meet twenty-six leading contemporary tattoo artists. Interviews and over 425 exciting color photos of their artwork, from tattoos to paintings, make this an invaluable tattoo resource. This is a viable contribution to tattoo history worldwide, containing insightful interviews with living legends like Don Ed Hardy, Doc…
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Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
This is the most comprehensive assembly of historic geisha images ever compiled in a book. Over 500 exquisite views – drawn from postcards produced primarily between 1900 and 1940 – illustrate the rarified world of Japan’s now-extinct licensed pleasure districts. Soon after the West pried open…
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More than 300 colorful photos and behind-the-scenes details reveal the fascinating story of Japan’s cotton and indigo, and their enormous contribution to fiber arts worldwide. Learn how Japan and its top fabric designers, quilters, scientists, and artists combine
tradition and high tech to weave the thread,…
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Lonely Planet’s Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore over a thousand temples in old imperial capital Kyoto, relax in one of the onsens scattered across the archipelago, and sample the breadth of Japan’s sublime…
The Monocle team celebrates the endlessly fascinating and culturally rich country of Japan.
Ever since it launched in 2007, Monocle has had a rich and deep connection with Japan. From day one the magazine has had a Tokyo bureau which today also encompasses a Monocle shop and radio studios run under the watchful…
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Kategorier: Tecknade romaner och tecknade serier Tecknade romaner och tecknade serier: genrer Tecknade romaner och tecknade serier: memoarer och sanna berättelser Tecknade romaner, serier och skämtteckningar
I korta, roliga seriestrippar berättar Åsa Ekströms vidare om Japans många underbara, annorlunda och ibland svårbegripliga sidor. Hon får prova på att meditera i ett vattenfall, testar livet som utesovarproffs i Tokyo, lär sig att styla en matlåda och besöker en helgedom där man kan begrava sina dockor och…
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