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![Edo Japan Encounters the World](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Edo%20Japan%20Encounters%20the%20World-thumb-1796x2670-3419.jpg)
Edo Japan Encounters the World
Edo Japan Encounters the World continues the conversation, begun nearly twenty years earlier in The...
![Every Day a Good Day](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Every%20Day%20a%20Good%20Day.jpg)
Every Day a Good Day
I could not walk correctly.I did not know where to sit.I did not know which hand to use, what to...
![Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Flowers%2C%20Birds%2C%20Wind%2C%20and%20Moon.jpg)
Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon
Japanese culture is deeply rooted in nature—from literature to the visual arts, and from religious...
![An Introduction to Yōkai Culture](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Yokai-thumb-1181x1656-3020.jpg)
An Introduction to Yōkai Culture
Since ancient times, the Japanese have lived with superstitions of strange presences and phenomena...
![The Japanese Linguistic Landscape](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/The%20Japanese%20Linguistic%20Landscape.jpg)
The Japanese Linguistic Landscape
Languages change over time. No matter how hard we try to control and regulate them, they exist in a...
![Japanese Tea Culture](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Japanese%20Tea%20Culture.jpg)
Japanese Tea Culture
Why is the tea-room entrance, or nijiriguchi, so narrow? How did the practice of “passing the...
![Kabuki, a Mirror of Japan](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Kabuki%2C%20a%20Mirror%20of%20Japan-thumb-420x622-2767.jpg)
Kabuki, a Mirror of Japan
In this delightfully engaging look at Japan’s traditional dance-drama, Matsui Kesako approaches...
![Making Xavier’s Dream Real](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Making%20Xavier%27s%20Dream%20Real.jpg)
Making Xavier’s Dream Real
This book reveals how St. Francis Xavier’s (1506–1552) dream of evangelizing Japan has been...
![Noh as Living Art](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Noh%20as%20Living%20Art.jpg)
Noh as Living Art
Noh is recognized as one of the oldest and greatest theatrical traditions in the world. Embraced by...
![The People and Culture of Japan](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/The%20People%20and%20Culture%20of%20Japan-thumb-420x596-2765.jpg)
The People and Culture of Japan
This book features conversations between Donald Keene, a preeminent scholar of Japanese literature,...
![Remnants of Days Past](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Remnants%20of%20Days%20Past.jpg)
Remnants of Days Past
Remnants of Days Past, by Kyoji Watanabe, is an epic journey into Japan’s past. It is a...
![Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands](https://www.jpicinternational.com/upload/images/Traditional%20Cuisine%20of%20the%20Ryukyu%20Islands.jpg)
Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands
In recent decades, Okinawan cuisine has earned a place in the Japanese food scene due to its...