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- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Cosy Mystery, Food and Drink
- Era(s): Contemporary
The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just...
- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 11th Century
In a wonderful world shaped by beauty and poetry, ancient traditions and popular intrigue, a young woman at the centre of the eleventh-century Japanese imperial court observes the exotic world around her. Murasaki sees everything, the Emperor and Empress,...
- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Fictional dangers become real to American translator, Ruth Bennett, in this high-octane multicultural thriller. Recently returned to her childhood home in Kyoto, after losing her job in the United States-and her marriage-Ruth was hoping her new job would offer...
- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The temples and teahouses of Kyoto are the scene of a Frenchwoman’s emotional awakening in the stunning new novel by international bestseller Muriel Barbery. Rose has turned 40, but has barely begun to live. When the Japanese father she...
- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Travelogue, Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
At thirty-five, Leslie Buck made an impulsive decision to put her personal life on hold to pursue her passion. Leaving behind a full life of friends, love, and professional security, she became the first American woman to learn pruning...
The Office of Gardens and Ponds
- Location(s): Honshu, Kyoto
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 12th Century
The village of Shimae is thrown into turmoil when master carp-catcher Katsuro suddenly drowns in the murky waters of the Kusagawa river. Who now will carry the precious cargo of carp to the Imperial Palace and preserve the crucial...