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1	Confessions of a Yakuza more books like this by Dr. Junichi Saga, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist Read the tale of murder and unexpected compassion which influenced Bob Dylan's 2001 song "Floater", this is a true-life saga of one of the last traditional gang bosses in Japan. see all copies from $3.89! new only from $5.77! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy more books like this by Hiroyuki Agawa, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist Based upon Japanese naval documentary sources, this biography is an in-depth look at the life and times of the architect of the Pearl Harbor raid, and the military institution of which he was a part. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $194.81! \| first editions
3	The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto more books like this by Katsuhiko Mizuno (Photographer), Masaaki Ono (Text by), John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist Displaying more than fifty gardens, from private dwellings to the Imperial Palaces and Villas, temples, tea schools and shrines. The elements and structure of each garden are explained by Masaaki Ono, who studied under the greatest twentieth-century garden designer, Mirei Shigemori. see all copies from $21.04! new only from $28.56! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Landscapes for Small Spaces: Japanese Courtyard Gardens more books like this by Katsuhiko Mizuno, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist This highly illustrated colour guide to the courtyard gardens of Japan comprises 100 colour photographs, each accompanied by an explanatory caption detailing the location and outstanding characteristics of each garden. An appendix offers practical information on re-creating the Japanese garden. see all copies from $19.06! new only from $24.89! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Classic Bonsai of Japan more books like this by Nippon Bonsai Association, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist The Nippon Bonsai Association, Japan's pre-eminent voice of the bonsai tradition, introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in Japan today - some of them presented to a Western audience for the first time. Over 130 full-colour and 71 black-and-white plates of priceless specimens with informative commentary provide a ... see all copies from $41.73! new only from $53.06! \| first editions \| SVS
6	War Criminal: The Life and Death of Hirota Koki more books like this by Saburo Shiroyama, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Reluctant Admiral more books like this by Hiroyuki Agawa, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist This text presents an account of Yamamoto, the man who planned Pearl Harbor and died a dramatic death in the South Pacific, see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies
8	Kutani ware more books like this by Sensaku Nakagawa, John Bester add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00! first editions
9	The Dark Room more books like this by Junnosuki Yoshiyuki, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist A middle-aged man revels in a free and easy life of casual sex, until he finds himself hovering on the edge of commitment and love which loom like a dark room. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	Form, Style, Tradition more books like this by Shuichi Kato, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $7.42! new only from $37.99!
11	Masterpieces of Bonsai more books like this by Nippon Bonsai Association, Bonsai Association Dippon, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist This large-format volume illustrates the finest bonsai in Japan, including some priceless specimens as old as 1000 years, and each with a detailed caption. see all copies from $42.32! new only from $160.00! \| first editions
12	Silent Cry by Kensaburo Oe, John Bester (Translator), S. Shaw (Editor) add to wishlist Two brothers, Mitsuabro and Takashi, struggle to define their place in the world and, not least, their own relationship. see all copies from $2.42! new only from $99.00!
13	The Gambler's Tale more books like this by Junichi Saga, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.98! first editions
14	Night train to the stars and other stories more books like this by Kenji Miyazawa, Makoto Obo, John Bester add to wishlist see all copies from $14.89!
15	Winds from Afar more books like this by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist Sixteen short stories with underlying nature themes. see all copies from $24.95! first editions
16	Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa more books like this by Kenji Miyazawa, Shaw (Editor), John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist This volume presents literary fables that share an intense delight in the natural world, cautionary tales to prose peoms, and social satire to unmistakable tragedy. It is aimed a adults and children alike. see all copies from $76.89! first editions
17 view cover	Traditional Korean Painting: A Lost Art Rediscovered more books like this by Zo Za-Zong, John Bester (Translator), U Fan Lee add to wishlist Among the neglected genres of Asian art and rarely seen outside the Orient, these dynamic paintings were discovered by the folkcraft pioneer Soetsu Yanagi. This volume brings together 120 prime examples of long-forgotten masterpieces. see all copies from $178.00! first editions
18	British Museum: Japanese Art, the Great European Collections more books like this by Limited Kodansha, Kodansha Ltd, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $401.49! new only from $401.49!
19 view cover	Once and Forever more books like this by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist This volume presents literary fables that share an intense delight in the natural world, cautionary tales to prose peoms, and social satire to unmistakable tragedy. It is aimed at adults and children alike. see all copies from $156.08! new only from $156.08!
20	Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde: Leiden more books like this by John Bester, Kodansha Ltd add to wishlist Thousands of works from Europe, many of them previously undiscovered. see all copies from $398.50! new only from $398.50!
21	"The decadents," more books like this by Juzo Suzuki, Isaburo Oka add to wishlist see all copies from $16.75! first editions
22	Studies in nature : Hokusai, Hiroshige more books like this by Muneshige Narazaki, John Bester, Hokusai, Hiroshige add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00!
23	Ginga tetsudo no yoru = Night train to the stars by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester add to wishlist This translation of one of Miyazawa Kenji's children's tales explores the relationship between the infinite and everyday life in Northern Japan through a galactic journey undertaken by the two young protagonists. see all copies from $39.97!
24	Top Science Fiction add to wishlist see all copies from $16.54!
25	Utamaro more books like this by Muneshige Narazaki, Sadao Kikuchi, Utamaro Kitagawa, John Bester add to wishlist see all copies from $76.38!

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