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The Valley Of The Broken Cherry Trees
Lensey Namioka
Paperback (Tuttle Pub, April 15, 2005)In Japan during the last quarter of the sixteenth century, two unemployed samurai attempt to discover who is mutilating the cherry trees in the valley of Lord Ohmori.
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The Village Of The Vampire Cat
Lensey Namioka
Paperback (Tuttle Pub, April 15, 2005)Zenta and Matsuzo, a duo of masterless samurai, try to discover the true identity of the supposedly supernatural murderer plaguing an ancient Japanese village.
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History of Japanese Religion
Masaharu Anesaki
Hardcover (Tuttle Pub, June 1, 1963)Examines the influence of Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism on the social, spiritual, and cultural development of Japan
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Arthurian Romances
Chretien de Troyes, D. D. R. Owen
Paperback (Tuttle, Feb. 2, 1997)Erec and Enide; Cliges; Lancelot; Yvain; PercevalAn idyllically happy marriage in which a husband is so involved that he neglects his duties as a knight; love endangered by a husband who is more interested in athletic chivalry than his wife; timorous young love; and adulterous passion — together these stories offer the most complete expression of French chivalry and of courtly love.Chretien de Troyes did not invent the Arthurian legend: he gave it sophisticated literary form, establishing it as major branch of European literature. Without chretien we might today scarcely have heard of King Arthur and his brave company.The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction , notes and glossary
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Urashima Taro and Other Japanese Children Stories
F. Sakade
Paperback (Tuttle Pub, June 1, 1958)Good-natured Taro visits the sea palace and is rewarded with a "pandora's" box. Along with 9 other folk tales, this book is sure to enchant and delight all young readers. Semi-hardcover with flaps.
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Origami, Book 1: Japanese Paper Folding
Florence Sakade
Paperback (Tuttle Pub, June 16, 1982)Lovely books of classic designs.
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The Butterfly's Dream
Ippo Keido, Kazuko G. Stone
Hardcover (Tuttle Pub, May 1, 2003)In ancient China, a man falls asleep beneath a willow tree and dreams he is a butterfly. Based on the stories of the Chou Dynasty Taoist philosopher, Zhuangzi.
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Nine Dragons: A Contemporary Fable
George Herman, Kristen Seaton
Hardcover (Tuttle Pub, July 1, 2003)When a drought forces the members of two tribes for the first time to cross the mountains that separate them, the dragons that inhabit the mountains show the humans how to live in peace.
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Tigers Of The Kumgang Mountains
Kim So-un, So-un Kim, Jeong Kyoung-Sim, Kyong-sim Chong
Hardcover (Tuttle Pub, Jan. 1, 2006)A young man sets out on a journey to kill the famed tigers of the Kumgang Mountains that killed his father, a superb marksman, and is surprised by what he finds.
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Origami Playtime: Toyshop
Nobuyoshi Enomoto
Paperback (Tuttle Pub, Aug. 1, 2002)Book by Enomoto, Nobuyoshi
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Tokyo Friends: Tokyo No Tomodachi
Betty Reynolds
Hardcover (Tuttle Pub, Aug. 1, 1999)Introduces common Japanese words in Japanese, in spelled-out form, and in English, compares the life of American and Japanese children, and describes Japanese holidays for each month
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my-first-book-of-chinese-calligraphy
guillaume-olive
Paperback (Tuttle Pub, March 15, 2010)Unusual book