| |
|
Quick & Easy Tsukemono: Japanese Pickling Recipes
Ikuko Hisamatsu
Japan Publications Trading, 2005
Recommended for gourmet pickling enthusiasts
From garlic pickled in honey, to sweet and sour shallots, stuffed cucumbers, and so much more, Quick & Easy Tsukemono: Japanese Pickling Recipes is packed from cover to cover with colorful photos, intriguing dishes simply not to be found elsewhere, and preents them ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Bead Embroidery
Yukiko Ogura
Japan Publications Trading, 2007
My Favorite Bead Embroidery book
I haven't had a chance to try the techniques out yet but in thumbing through the pages this one looks by far the best bead embroidery book I've seen as far as illustrations and easy to understand instructions go.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go
Naomi Kijima
Japan Publications Trading, 2001
Inspiring
For people looking to have a more balanced lunch, this book can be an inspiration. Why not make the lunch box colorful in content AND nutrition? A lot of the pictures feature boxes with fruits that are not only eye-catching but also appetizing. Typical American ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Fabulous Origami Boxes
Tomoko Fuse
Japan Publications Trading, 1998
Origami
I knew this origami boxes from tomoko's fuse site. The schemes were compiled in a very useful and great book - this one!
It's worth buying :)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Beadweaving Brilliance 2: Make Beautiful Jewelry While Mastering Six Basic Beading Stitches, Special Bonus ...
Kumiko Mizuno Ito
Japan Publications Trading, 2008
self learning textbook for 6 basic stitches
I was very excited about this author's first book so I see no reason not to also like this second one. She has 6 basic stitches with the emphasis on peyote in all its types. Three patterns for spiral rope for bracelet, necklace, and lariat. This is followed by ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex
Jun Maekawa
Japan Publications Trading, 2008
Like his counterpart in the U.S., prominent origami artist and scientist Robert J. Lang, Jun Maekawa approaches origami from the perspective of mathematical and geometric principles. In Genuine Origami, Maekawa takes readers, step-by-step, through the fundamentals of his method, beginning with the basics and guiding them through simple figures (a ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Japanese in Mangaland: Basic Japanese Course Using Manga
Marc Bernabe
Japan Publications Trading, 2004
Great for reviewing Japanese
I am returning to Japan for a visit and needed a review of conversational Japanese. This book worked well for that purpose.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Japanese Homestyle Cooking
Tokiko Suzuki
Japan Publications Trading, 2000
Perfect for me
This is the best layout with lots of color pictures to illustrate step by step the recipes. I have a handful of well rated Japanese cookbooks but this one has the best layout so it is my favorite and the one I want to recommend. It makes me WANT to get cooking.
...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
3D Pop Up Greeting Cards
Keiko Nakazawa
Japan Publications Trading, 2006
Great Gift
I purchased this book for my sister. She loves to make her own cards and used one of the patterns to make some breath taking Christmas cards this year. We sent them to people we love that live a great distance from us and we do not regularly stay in touch with. The ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Quick & Easy Japanese Cuisine for Everyone
Yukiko Moriyama
Japan Publications Trading, 2002
Quick & Easy Japanese Cuisine for Everyone
I have been living in Japan for 3 years and we are about to move back to the U.S. One of my Japanese friends pulled out her copy of this book to give me some recipes. She actually bought it when she lived in the U.S. so she would have English language versions of ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Beadweaving Brilliance: Make Beautiful Jewelry as You Learn Off-loom Techniques
Kumiko Mizuno Ito
Japan Publications Trading, 2007
Beadweaving Brillance
Excellent book for a beginning "beader" like me! Great instructions are enhanced by clear illustrations!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Floral Origami Globes
Tomoko Fuse
Japan Publications Trading, 2007
Floral Origami Globes
Sencillamente maravilloso. En línea con todos los libros de Tomoko Fuse. Diagramas de gran calidad, y modelos espectaculares.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Origami Boxes
Tomoko Fuse
Japan Publications Trading, 1989
Great book!
I got this book for Christmas last year. I've enjoyed using its helpful diagrams to make boxes for myself and for gifts. I was able to easily follow the diagrams and produce some beautiful boxes. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has some origami background and ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
My Favorite Felt Sweets
Joie Staff
Japan Publications Trading, 2008
My Favorite Felt Sweets by Joie Staff, translated by Yoko Ishiguro
Good things come to those who wait! If you are a crafter, I am sure you have seen the adorable Japanese craft books on crafting blogs and sites on the Internet. People like you and I question if we can create a project from instructions written in Japanese. Some ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Quick & Easy Thai Cuisine: Lemon Grass Cookbook
Panurat Poladitmontri, Judy Lew
Japan Publications Trading, 2002
Classic Thai!
This cookbook is most appropriately titled: the recipes ARE quick and easy.Great Thai food is said to have an etheric, uncontainable quality...and I find that is true.
My partner and I love to cook together, and this book has served as a sure starting point on which ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
