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- Location(s): Tokyo
- Era(s): Modern
When Hitomi takes a job on the cash register of a neighbourhood thrift store, she finds herself drawn into a very idiosyncratic community. There is Mr Nakano, an enigmatic ladies’ man with several ex-wives; Masayo, Mr Nakano’s sister, an...
- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): post WW2
The Old Capital is one of the three novels cited specifically by the Nobel Committee when they awarded Kawabata the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. With the ethereal tone and aesthetic styling characteristic of Kawabata’s prose, The Old...
The Only Gaijin in the Village
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 2016
In 2016 Scottish writer Iain Maloney and his Japanese wife Minori moved to a village in rural Japan. This is the story of his attempt to fit in, be accepted and fulfil his duties as a member of the...
- Location(s): Tokyo
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and gaze out of the window. Women’s calves, men’s shoes, heels trodden down by the weight of bodies...
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line
- Location(s): Kansai
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The contents of each traveller’s heart is a mystery known only to themselves Trundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations...
The Phone Box at the Edge of the World
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 21st century
We all have something to tell those we have lost . . . When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on. Yet, in the face of this unthinkable loss,...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Historical, Biography
- Era(s): 10th Century
Japan in the 10th century stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Inside this bubble, a subtle and beautiful world was in operation, and its inhabitants were tied to the moment, having no interest in...
- Location(s): Scottish Highlands, Tokyo
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
When his best friend Thad is arrested for a series of murders he didn’t commit on the wrong side of the planet, the young Scottish adventurer, Ridge Walker, must find the real killer in order to prove his innocence....
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives. Tucked...
The Samurai of the Red Carnation
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Medieval Period
Matsuo is born to be a samurai, but as he is being trained in the art of war he realises he was meant for a different art altogether. Turning his back on his future as a warrior of the...
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