For more than two and a half centuries Dutch merchants in Japan were confined to the fan-shaped island of Dejima in the Bay of Nagasaki. Only once a year were…

A collection of hitherto neglected sources including the Tomari jinja munefuda, the Kaijo monogatari, the Numata kaki, the Yoshioka-den, the Watanabe koan taikiwa, the Honcho bugei shoden, the Koro usawa…

This is the first comprehensive dictionary of Japanese onomato-poeia. Multiple English sample sentences highlight every meaning and nuance of expressions used by Japanese speakers of all walks of life.

Miyamoto Musashi, the Japanese swordsman of unparalleled skill, is known around the world today. Yet his life still poses many questions that remain elusive. This compact and fully illustrated guide…

This groundbreaking encyclopedia on Japanese castles references a total of 370 castles, giving unprecedented in-depth information on all Japan’s remaining original castles, 101 of its reconstructions, and 68 of its…

Aime Humbert (1819-1900), arrived in Japan in 1863, and though he stayed on for less than a year, his impressions are of great historical value, for he did so during…

Lucian Swift Kirtland (1881-1965), walking Japan’s ancient Tokaido and Nakasendo highroads on the eve of the First World War, is still very much the late-nineteenth century traveler, pith helmet and…

Essentials of Body MRI extensively covers the field, offering clear and detailed guidance on MRI as an invaluable tool for the primary diagnosis and problem solving of diseases of the…