Old Japan

During a trip to Japan, Ari, a young girl facing the challenges of growing up, arrives on the shores of Lake Tazawa, a beautiful and mysterious place nestled among the northern mountains. Here, among silent forests and hidden shrines, legends are more than stories: they seem to wait, to watch, to call. Ari finds herself inexplicably connected to Tatsuko, a girl who, according to tradition, was transformed into a dragon after wishing to remain beautiful forever. Following a call she cannot resist, Ari travels along secret paths, through ancient gates and places forgotten by time, piecing ...

David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast...

Tales of Old Japan (1871) is an anthology of classic tales compiled by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale. The narratives - adapted from Japanese sources - covers various aspects of Japanese life before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Engaging with an arresting range of subjects such as Buddhist sermons, knightly exploits, ghost stories, fairy tales, folklore, terrifying vampires, noble samurai, and the plots of four Noh plays, the collection also serves as a treasure trove of information on the customs, characters, and places of the time. 

“A fast-paced, well-researched…irresistible” (USA TODAY) World War II aviation account of friendship, heroism, and sacrifice that reads like Unbroken meets The Dirty Dozen from the authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is. It’s 1942, just after the...

Take a trip to old Japan with William Scott Wilson as he travels the ancient Kiso Road, a legendary route that remains much the same today as it was hundreds of years ago. The Kisoji, which runs through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps, has been in use since at least 701 CE. In the 17th century, it was the route that the daimyo (warlords) used for their biennial trips - along with their samurai and porters - to the new capital of Edo (now Tokyo).

Updated and Revised THIRD EDITION An eye-opening, informative guide for the adventure of growing old in Japan. Are you aware of the risks lurking behind the Japanese inheritance system? Under the new rules, do you qualify for a Japanese pension after all? Do you know how to minimize your Japanese health care costs? Can you navigate the maze of senior housing options? What can make a Japanese will invalid? Discover all this and much, much more in this practical, easy-to-follow guide that details the specific paperwork and vocabulary you need to know. Learn what to expect, what to watch out ...

A murdered mother. A stolen inheritance. A daughter raised on steel, poison, and quiet vengeance. In the shadows of Edo-era Japan, a young girl named Chiyo grows beneath the weight of a serpent’s crime—her mother’s death disguised as misfortune, her father’s honor erased by whispers. But the snake that struck her family still coils in silk nearby… waiting to strike again. By day, Chiyo becomes the perfect courtesan in the House of Snow—graceful, obedient, unseen. By night, she becomes something far more dangerous: a silent blade, trained in fortified venom, deception, and ...

Brought to you by Penguin. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. As their...

What if there were a land where people lived longer than anywhere else on earth, the obesity rate was the lowest in the developed world, and women in their forties still looked like they were in their twenties? Wouldn't you want to know their extraordinary secret? Japanese-born Naomi Moriyama...

Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times bestselling author, takes an exciting new direction with this big, breathtaking blend of fantasy, romance, horror, and pulse-pounding action, perfect for fans of Graceling and Game of Thrones. Twin sisters Moria and Ashyn were marked at birth to become the...

Ari is a sensitive young girl who feels anxious about the imminent separation from her best friends, Mandy and Lara. During a school trip to Japan, she is transported into a magical adventure in Kyoto, a city immersed in history, tradition, and mystery. In this journey at the edge of time, she meets Kaito, the spirit of a loyal dog, who reveals the story of his sincere friendship with Masaru, the brave samurai who became his inseparable companion. Through Kaito's tale, Ari comes to understand the profound meaning of friendship and how to navigate each of its phases. Among ancient temples, ...

Hanasaki es una palabra compuesta que significa «flor que florece». La cultura japonesa es rica, diversa y contiene muchas enseñanzas útiles. ¿Por qué los japoneses viven tanto y se enferman tan poco? ¿Por qué se mantienen ágiles y en forma hasta los últimos años de su vida? ¿Por qué ni siquiera se plantean la jubilación?

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass. “[A] fun feudal samurai drama. . .action-packed and well-paced.”—The Washington Post “If you...

An elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo and its residents. From 1632 until 1854, Japan’s rulers restricted contact with foreign countries, a near isolation that fostered a remarkable and unique culture that endures to this day. In hypnotic prose and sensual detail, Anna Sherman describes...

Step onto the blood-soaked battlefields of feudal Japan to separate the brutal reality of the warrior elite from myth. This immersive historical journey is the perfect commute companion, transforming an everyday drive into an epic saga of clan warfare, political betrayal, and strict martial...

One hundred stories. One hundred candles. Most readers stop at ninety-nine. In old Edo, samurai and townsfolk played hyakumonogatari kaidankai, the gathering of one hundred weird tales. They lit a hundred candles on a summer night, told one ghost story per flame, and snuffed a candle after each, the room darkening toward the hundredth. Everyone agreed on one thing: when the last candle dies, something comes. So most gatherings stopped at ninety-nine. This book is the game. One hundred kaidan, retold and original, arranged as a hundred candles to be read one a night until the room goes dark....

A charming, lightly illustrated exploration of the history of green tea and matcha, Japanese tea culture, and daily life in Kyoto by the owner of the 300-year-old Ippodo Tea shop. At the family-owned Ippodo tea store in Kyoto, time passes at the gentle pace of green tea leaves brewing in a kyusu...

Japan is a nation made up of many islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Over 100 million people live in this small nation of islands. Many live in the countryside, but millions live in crowded cities like Tokyo. Students will learn about the physical features of the landscape and surrounding waters as well as the cultural aspects of the Japanese from old traditions to modern everyday life.

‘A heartwarming memoir.’ –Australian Reader’s Digest A girl struggling to fit in. A homeless kitten. An unexpected job offer in an unfamiliar country that changes everything.CJ had a long history of escaping places and people she wasn't fond of. But for the sake of a silver tabby, she decided to stay in Japan for a while. This decision helped her open up her heart and mind, revisit her way of thinking, and reconnect with her estranged family. Let this heartwarming memoir take you to the land of cats and cherry trees as you read about CJ's adventures - from the craziness of ...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL). Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 6,680 Japan is a modern country with a strong traditional culture. It has a long, interesting history, myths, legends… and some of the scariest ghost stories in the world. About 120 years ago, a man called Lafcadio Hearn wrote about some of these ghost stories, so that people around the world could enjoy them. Old Jack visits Japan and brings six of Hearn's ghost stories to you. Who is the strange woman, dressed in white, who appears one cold snowy night? Why does the sad ghost of a dead woman ...