Books about Japanese Culture

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The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu

Similar Novels 80%

Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden

Similar Novels 92%

I Am a Cat
Natsume Sōseki

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The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (Revised and Expanded with New Topics)
Hector Garcia

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Convenience Store Woman

Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata

Similar Novels 84%

The Housekeeper and the Professor

The Housekeeper and the Professor
Yōko Ogawa

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The Buddha in the Attic

The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka

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The Pillow Book
Sei Shōnagon

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Lost Japan

Lost Japan
Alex Kerr

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After Dark

After Dark
Haruki Murakami

Similar Novels 86%

American Fuji
Sara Backer

Similar Novels 72%

Embracing Defeat

Embracing Defeat
John W. Dower

Similar Novels 92%

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Lafcadio Hearn

Similar Novels 78%

Zen and Japanese culture

Zen and Japanese culture
D. T. Suzuki

Similar Novels 82%

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Haruki Murakami

Similar Novels 84%

Japanland
Karin Muller

Similar Novels 64%

The Old Capital
Yasunari Kawabata

Similar Novels 90%

My Year of Meats

My Year of Meats
Ruth Ozeki

Similar Novels 74%

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
Ruth Benedict

Similar Novels 86%

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