Japanese Writing Books

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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,256 ratings — published 1050
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Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,646 ratings — published 1332
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.14 — 309,728 ratings — published 1994
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Dew on the Grass: The Life and Poetry of Kobayashi Issa (Brill's Japanese Studies Library, 20) Dew on the Grass: The Life and Poetry of Kobayashi Issa (Brill's Japanese Studies Library, 20)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.42 — 12 ratings — published 2004
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 535,888 ratings — published 2002
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Rashomon and Other Stories Rashomon and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 11,826 ratings — published 1915
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100 Poems from the Japanese 100 Poems from the Japanese (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,238 ratings — published 1955
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,340 ratings — published 2017
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Strange Tale of Panorama Island Strange Tale of Panorama Island (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,024 ratings — published 1926
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Yukio Mishima (Critical Lives) Yukio Mishima (Critical Lives)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 77 ratings — published 2014
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The Samurai The Samurai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.38 — 8 ratings — published
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Kenji Mizoguchi and the Art of Japanese Cinema Kenji Mizoguchi and the Art of Japanese Cinema (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 48 ratings — published 2008
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The Classic Noh Theatre of Japan The Classic Noh Theatre of Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.89 — 93 ratings — published 1917
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The Japanese Film: Art and Industry (Expanded Edition) The Japanese Film: Art and Industry (Expanded Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 57 ratings — published 1959
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Japan: A Short Cultural History Japan: A Short Cultural History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.93 — 117 ratings — published 1931
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The Art of Haiku: Its History through Poems and Paintings by Japanese Masters The Art of Haiku: Its History through Poems and Paintings by Japanese Masters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.51 — 92 ratings — published 2012
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Heart's Flower: The Life and Poetry of Shinkei Heart's Flower: The Life and Poetry of Shinkei (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1994
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Haiku, Volume 2: Spring Haiku, Volume 2: Spring (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.46 — 108 ratings — published 1950
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A Waka Anthology - Volume One: The Gem-Glistening Cup A Waka Anthology - Volume One: The Gem-Glistening Cup (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 5.00 — 9 ratings — published 1993
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Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.48 — 91 ratings — published 1991
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Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 362 ratings — published 2009
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Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.56 — 70 ratings — published 1991
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Haiku (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) Haiku (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 352 ratings — published 2003
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Classic Tradition of Haiku (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry) Classic Tradition of Haiku (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 988 ratings — published 1996
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The Path of Flowering Thorn: The Life and Poetry of Yosa Buson The Path of Flowering Thorn: The Life and Poetry of Yosa Buson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published 1998
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The Way of Whisky: A Journey Around Japanese Whisky The Way of Whisky: A Journey Around Japanese Whisky (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.46 — 76 ratings — published
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Forms of Japan Forms of Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.76 — 71 ratings — published 2015
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Lost Japan Lost Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,921 ratings — published 1993
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The Pillow Book The Pillow Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 9,715 ratings — published 1002
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Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,767 ratings — published 1994
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Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 987 ratings — published 1830
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Unspeakable Acts: The Avant-Garde Theatre of Terayama Shuji and Postwar Japan Unspeakable Acts: The Avant-Garde Theatre of Terayama Shuji and Postwar Japan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.79 — 28 ratings — published 2005
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The Courage to Be Disliked: A single book can change your life The Courage to Be Disliked: A single book can change your life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.93 — 126,625 ratings — published 2013
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Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.36 — 552 ratings — published 1989
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Gutai: Splendid Playground Gutai: Splendid Playground (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 19 ratings — published 2013
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The Poems of Nakahara Chuya The Poems of Nakahara Chuya (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,072 ratings — published 1993
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Katachi Katachi (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 2012
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,070 ratings — published 1999
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Five Modern No Plays Five Modern No Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 691 ratings — published 1950
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The Way of the Samurai The Way of the Samurai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 984 ratings — published 1967
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Romaji Diary and Sad Toys Romaji Diary and Sad Toys (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.91 — 117 ratings — published 1985
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Black Rain Black Rain (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,490 ratings — published 1965
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Japanese Gothic Tales Japanese Gothic Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.95 — 595 ratings — published 1996
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Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 29 ratings — published 1995
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Masaoka Shiki Masaoka Shiki (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.38 — 95 ratings — published 1998
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Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings (Shambhala Classics) Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings (Shambhala Classics)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,117 ratings — published 1999
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Haiku Master Buson (Companions for the Journey) Haiku Master Buson (Companions for the Journey)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.30 — 64 ratings — published 1978
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The Pleasures of Japanese Literature The Pleasures of Japanese Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 215 ratings — published 1988
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Miyazawa Kenji: Selections (Poets for the Millennium) (Volume 5) Miyazawa Kenji: Selections (Poets for the Millennium) (Volume 5)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.18 — 146 ratings — published 2007
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The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as japanese-writing)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,890 ratings — published 1988
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