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  Comic Art

  Release Date：2020.07.20

  Houses with a Story

  Price : ¥2,200

  Renowned background illustrator, Seiji Yoshida, the illustrator for the cover artwork for “Everyday Scenes from a Parallel Worl...

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  Design

  Release Date：2020.04.17

  Japanese Color History Encyclopedia

  Price : ¥3,500

  When did the beautiful traditional Japanese colors originate? What kind of color was popular in each era? The author, Kazuo Jo,...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2020.03.18

  Birds of Edo: A Guide to Classical Japanese Birds

  Price : ¥2,800

  As a sequel to “Flowers of Edo”, we are pleased to present “Birds of Edo”. Of all the illustrated encyclopedias of flora and fa...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2020.03.06

  Aubrey Beardsley: The Fin-de-Siècle Magician of Light and Darkness

  Price : ¥2,800

  This 240-page book, Aubrey Beardsley: The Decadent Magician of the Light and the Darkness, reveals the core of the artist Aubre...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2020.02.12

  Decorative Japanese Painting: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art

  Price : ¥2,900

  Because of its innovative composition and design pattern, the Rinpa school, one of the historical schools in Japanese painting ...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2019.10.01

  Understanding Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
  through Visual Comparison

  Price : ¥1,700

  This is a ground-breaking guide book focusing on how you can receive a stronger impression when appreciating Buddha statues. Pe...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2019.09.01

  The Art of Yogisya:
  Fantasy Illustrations from an Enchanted Bookshop

  Price : ¥2,200

  This book is a collection of Yogisya’s imaginary book cover illustrations of classic fairy tales by Andersen and Grimm, novels ...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2019.09.01

  Once more unto the breach:
  Samurai Warriors and Heroes in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces

  Price : ¥2,200

  The follow-up to the bestselling title Something Wicked from Japan, we proudly present you this book full of great samurai warr...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2019.08.01

  Goldfish Princess Encyclopedia

  Price : ¥1,800

  All the goldfish princesses featured in this title are illustrated in watercolor by Kinuyo Iwata, who started illustrating gold...

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  Photography

  Release Date：2019.06.01

  JAPANESE GARDENS: KYOTO

  Price : ¥2,200

  Kyoto’s gardens are among the city’s many glories. They are beautiful, thought-provoking. These unparalleled works of art at th...

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  Art & Japanese Culture

  Release Date：2019.03.01

  Flowers of Edo: A Guide to Classical Japanese Flowers

  Price : ¥2,800

  Herbalism (Phytomedicine), the study of plants and minerals used for medical purposes, has long been popular in China. As herba...

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  Comic Art

  Release Date：2019.01.01

  The Art of Baron Yoshimoto

  Price : ¥3,400

  From Baron Yoshimoto’s vast collection of works from his 60-year career ranging from Gekiga (comics aimed at adult audiences wi...