deserted beach-a bikini top rolls in on a wave Short but sweet, haiku is one of the world's most pleasurable forms of poetry, and size definitely matters when haiku turns to erotic themes. By turns cheeky, brilliant, teasing, sad, bitter, and lustful, these tiny poems (sometimes called "erotiku") submitted by numerous lovers (of poetry) pack an enormous erotic wallop. Each haiku appears in English and in Japanese for maximum enjoyment, with playful pen-and-pencil drawings throughout. The perfect, slightly naughty gift for the whole family (age 18 and over). Best when read aloud, because after all, "without clothes, it's a different conversation." Award-winning compiler Hiroaki Sato lives in New York City. Illustrator Emi Suzuki is a Tokyo-based graphic designer.

Erotic Haiku

Literature & Fiction

Erotica

IBC Books

From 1963 until 1972, the young Nobuyoshi Araki obsessively photographed his fellow passengers during his daily commute on the Tokyo subway. Yawning businessmen, women dozing with their legs splayed, kids who mugged for the camera-Araki captured them all candidly on film, without using a viewfinder. Now, over thirty years later, Subway Love brings back to life these vital and various "prisoners" crammed into their subway cars. Included is an interview with Araki, who explains the essence of documentary: "to gaze unflinchingly at a thing for a long time." The brilliant and controversial Nobuyoshi Araki is one of Japan's leading photographers.

Subway Love (Japanese Edition)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Over 150 full-color photographs introduce Japan’s most beautiful garden masterworks. Designed for viewing, meditation, strolling, and tea practice, the seventy-five gardens here include some of Japan’s best known, like Ryoan-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Meiji Jingu, and Koraku-en. Thoughtful image editing connects design ideas and themes, while a helpful introduction covers the history of garden art and design in Japan. At the back are addresses in English and Japanese. Gorazd Vilhar and Charlotte Anderson have lived in Japan since 1985; their photographs and essays frequently appear in culture, travel, and lifestyle magazines.

Incomparable Japanese Gardens

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Anderson, Charlotte

Vilhar, Gorazd

Gardening & Landscape Design

“Intricately constructed and entertainingly exotic.”—The Japan Times Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years. Who murdered the artist Umezawa, raped and killed his daughter, and then chopped up the bodies of six others to create Azoth, the supreme woman? With maps, charts, and other illustrations, this story of magic and illusion, pieced together like a great stage tragedy, challenges the reader to unravel the mystery before the final curtain. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders joins a new wave of Japanese murder mysteries being translated into English. Soji Shimada, author of over 100 mystery novels, is a designer, musician, and astrology writer. From the publisher: for more mystery from Japan, check out The Inugami Clan by Seishi Yokomizo.

Tokyo Zodiac Murders: Detective Mitarai's Casebook

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Shimada, Soji

Mystery

“Restraint, sensitivity, and generous humor.”—The Japan Times Tokyo is far more than streets and skyscrapers full of gray-suited businessmen, super-trendy teenagers, and schoolgirls in sailor-suit uniforms. Five of Japan’s most popular contemporary fiction writers—Ryuji Morita, Tomomi Muramatsu, Mariko Hayashi, Makoto Shiina, and Chiya Fujino—present their vision of life in different quarters of Japan’s capital. From Tokyo’s mean streets to its bars and elegant cafes, here are stories that measure the pulse of the city while dissecting its heart. These five stories break down the metropolis into fragments of experience that anyone can relate to and enjoy. It is also the chance to sample these leading Japanese authors whose work has never before appeared in English.

Tokyo Fragments: Short Stories of Modern Tokyo by Five of Japan's Leading Contemporary Writers

History

Asia

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