Amazon.co.uk: Best Books about Japan and Japanese culture

Best Books about Japan and Japanese culture
A Listmania! list by Sinbad (UK)

1. The Roads to Sata: A 2000-mile Walk Through Japan (Origami Classroom) by Alan Booth

The list author says:
	"A charming account of a walk through rural Japan. Funny, poetic and sad; a superb insight into Japan's country folk."

�8.57 Used & New from: �3.60

(6 customer reviews)

2. For Fukui's Sake: Two years in rural Japan by Sam Baldwin

The list author says:
	"Explores Japan�s wild places and wildlife, an adventurous & humorous account of two years spent in small town, backcountry Japan. Great for JETs/TEFL. Disclaimer: I'm the author."

�3.99 Used & New from: �3.87

(25 customer reviews)

3. Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan (Kodansha globe series) by Alan Booth

The list author says:
	"More great insight into the lesser-trodden paths of Japan by Alan Booth"

�7.69 Used & New from: �4.17

(1 customer review)

4. Snow Search Japan by Keith Stubbs

The list author says:
	"Excellent guide to the ski resorts of Japan - a must for any skier/snowboarder looking for information, advice and inspiration on Japan's snow country"

�12.71 Used & New from: �6.91

(1 customer review)

5. Drainspotting: Japanese Manhole Covers by Remo Camerota

The list author says:
	"A quirky little book about Japan's drainhole cover art; great to have on your coffee table"

�7.35 Used & New from: �4.48

(2 customer reviews)

6. The Apprentice by Lewis Libby

The list author says:
	"A novel set in a 1900s Japan, buried in snow. Dark, evocative and mysterious"

�19.99 Used & New from: �0.01

(1 customer review)

7. The Inland Sea by Donald Richie

The list author says:
	"A charming account of old Japan;certainly worth reading if you have an interest in the Inland Sea area, rural Japanese life, or Japan in general."

�13.99 Used & New from: �5.46

(2 customer reviews)

8. Shogun: A Novel of Japan by James Clavell

The list author says:
	"Classic novel about shipwrecked sailors who land in Japan before the country opened to foreigners. Fiction - but based on a lot of fact"