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Tokyo City Atlas: A Bilingual Guide (3rd Ed.)
Kodansha International
Kodansha International, 2004
Essential Tokyo Guide
This was my "go to" book on our trip to Japan. One of the most useful features was being able to determine which door to take when exiting a subway station -as many of them are huge and have many exits. This saved us a bit of time. The subway/train map was also very ...
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Nobu Miami: The Party Cookbook
Nobu Matsuhisa, Thomas Buckley
Kodansha International, 2008
What would it be like to host an event catered by Nobu and Thomas Buckley, the executive chef of Nobu Miami? Now, food lovers and chefs everywhere can party like celebrities with Nobu Miami: The Party Cookbook, a visual treat and a celebration of the dazzlingly original fusion cuisine served in the Miami outpost of Nobus restaurant empire. The ...
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The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
Takuan Soho
Kodansha International, 2003
A spiritual book for the swordsman.
I would suggest this book for Kendo and Kenjutsu practitioners for spiritual reasons.
Soho was the spiritual teacher of a famous Swordsman Yagyu Munenori. In Yagyu¡¦s books his strong Zen background is evident. Soho was not an excellent swordsman himself. However ...
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Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's ...
Jay Rubin
Kodansha International, 2002
Greasing the transition from intermediate to advanced...
This book is lots of fun. Rubin is witty, his turns of phrase are memorable, and overall the book will certainly put a smile on your face.
It's only useful once you've been studying Japanese for a couple of years, though.
Before then, it'll go over your head.
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The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi
Kodansha International, 2002
Business and Martial Arts
The book written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645 is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists: for instance, some business leaders find its discussion of ...
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Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized Version includes CD (Japanese for Busy People)
Association For Japanese-Language Teaching (Ajalt)
Kodansha International, 2006
Japanese for Busy People 1
I am using the book in conjunction with a class at a local college. The book is proving to be very useful. I received the book in good condition and I am very pleased with it.
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Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version includes CD (Japanese for Busy People Series)
Association For Japanese-Language Teaching (Ajalt)
Kodansha International, 2006
Best of the Best for Beginners!
If you're looking for a good book to learn Japanese language, you probably have too many choices flooding your mind and have no idea which one is for you, because every one of them seems good. So, why this one?
This book is very well organized. It contains 11 units ...
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Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing (Kodansha's Children's Classics)
Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura
Kodansha International, 1985
Amazing Book
I learned the entire hiragana characters in 2 months thanks to this book!
Very simple, explanative and easy to follow!
I recommend!
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Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook
Mark Robinson
Kodansha International, 2008
I love this cookbook
Some of my favorite memories of Japan are from cooking in an izakaya. I apprenticed under the local master, learning traditional izakaya cooking and bringing some of my Northwest sensibilities to the menu. It was a fantastic experience, and I often wish I was there ...
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Kodansha International, 2002
Black Dog
Saw the movie after I had read the book. This is one of those books I read again and again. Similar how some are with the bible. Many good reviews in here, so don't want to retype what they have said, just wanted to add my 5 stars to the pile.
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Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference
Taeko Kamiya
Kodansha International, 2005
japanese swan
The basic expressions appear in English and represent ideas or patterns to be expressed in Japanese. They are arranged from easiest tý most difficult. Each has a Japanese translation, highlighting the pattern to be learned then pattern is explained with example ...
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The Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (Japanese for Busy People)
Jack Halpern
Kodansha International, 2002
Possibly the best Kanji dictionary out there
Though it lacks a stroke-index for searching the characters, this is possibly the best Kanji dictionary available for foreign students interested in Japanese. Very complete and organized, and it's exclusive SKIP method is extremely efficient; I dare say it's the best ...
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Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art
Shizuo Tsuji, Yoshiki Tsuji
Kodansha International, 2007
From Osaka With Love
This is the only Japanese cookbook you will ever need. As other reviewers have already mentioned, it is indeed "the Bible of Japanese cooking."
A little bit about me, I first feel in love with Japanese cooking at the age of 8, when for my birthday, my parents took me ...
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Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano
Jigoro Kano
Kodansha International, 1994
Judo Kudos
This has to be one of the finest books published on Judo and is definitely a must in both the beginner's and advanced student library.
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Japanese Core Words and Phrases: Things You Can't Find in a Dictionary (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's ...
Kakuko Shoji
Kodansha International, 2001
Wish I'd bought this sooner!
This book really is excellent in every way. I'm an intermediate/advanced japanese student, although I mainly study on my own these days. Because of that, I needed something to teach me some of the little things that are difficult to find in a book, yet are a big part ...
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