Japanese Literature

Author: Mai Mochizuki, Cover: Softback, Pages: 272

Paperback Image for In Praise of Shadows : Vintage Design Edition Click to enlarge In Praise of Shadows : Vintage Design Edition by Jun'ichiro Tan

Hiromi Kawakami Paperback 224 pages A tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. 'Enchanting, moving and funny in equal measure, this compe

Satoshi Yagisawa Paperback 176 pages In Tokyo, there is a neighbourhood with the highest number of bookstores in the world. It is called Jinboch

Yukio Mishima Paperback 288 pages Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nuclear war and UFOs, and was considered by Mishima to be one o

For that friend whose thrice-delayed trip to Japan you can’t wait for them to finally go on.

HardbackMatsuo Basho In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he

Cover: Softback, Pages: 384

Author: Asako Otani Cover: Paperback Pages: 112

Author: Shotaro Ikenami, Cover: Softback, Pages: 272

Author: Hisashi Kashiwai, Cover: Softback, Pages: 212

Author: Sanaka Hiiragi, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 200

Hisashi Kashiwai Paperback The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-

Hardback Hat, ribbon, bird, rose. To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thro

Author: Mizuki Tsujimura, Cover: Softback, Pages: 320

Author: Asako Yuzuki, Cover: Softback, Pages: 304

Author: Syou Ishida, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 256

Yukito Ayatsuji Paperback 256 pages A twisty and ingenious classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Decagon House MurdersEvery ye

Paperback 576 pages A major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki MurakamiThis is a celebration of the Japanese short sto

SoftbackYukito Ayatsuji The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even say it's

Yasunari KawabataPaperback Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan

Paperback Meet Keiko. Keiko is 36 years old. She's never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years. Keiko

Author: Mieko Kawakami, Cover: Softback, Pages: 448

Author: Michiko Aoyama, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 208