Books


               The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon                 The Inland Sea
                                                                                      Donald Richie

                                                                      

                 Beautiful notes of observations and                         Donald Richie's account of his
                 witty writings by a court lady in tenth-                      journey through the then little
                 century Japan, that offer a fascinating                     visited islands of the Inland Sea.
                 insight into the Heian Period.
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                     
                   Public People, Private People :...               36 Views of Mount Fuji : On Finding...
                  Donald Richie                                                                 Cathy N. Davidson

                                                                                            

                  A profile of his encounters and impressions        In 1980, Cathy Davidson travelled
                 of famous and unknown Japanese, including       to Japan to teach English at an all-
                 Toshiro 'Swoon!' Mifune, Akira Kurosawa and      women's university.  This was the
                  the mysterious Setsuko Hara.                                   start of her love affair with Japan          
                                                                                                             and she would later return many
                                                                                       more times.  This is an account
                                                                                                             of her travels.
                                                                                            

                Lonely Planet Journeys : Lost Japan                Learning to Bow : Inside the Heart of...
            Alex Kerr                                                           Bruce S. Feiler
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                   
           
               Originally written in Japanese, this book             About his year spent teaching in Japan.
               won Kerr the prestigious Shincho Gakugei        This book has been heralded as one
               Literature Prize - he is the first foreigner to         of the funniest most insightful books
               win this award.                                                            about the clash of cultures between
                                                                                                       America and Japan.
                                                      

                                                       

                                                                           Guide Books                                                                

                The Rough Guide to Japan                                        Lonely Planet: Japan