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Let's Go to Japan!

Celebrate Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month by visiting Japan...from the comfort of your own home!

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  • The Japanese people have always seen themselves as a nation uniquely apart. Their exquisite art forms, elegant culture, military prowess, and technological precision have long been the envy of friend and foe alike. Today, even as Japan…
    eAudiobookDreamscape Media, 2021
  • Lonely Planet's Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore over a thousand temples in old imperial capital Kyoto, relax in one of the onsens…
    Book[Carlton, Victoria] : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2021. — DS805.2 .L66 2021
  • The definitive, home cooking recipe collection from one of the most respected and beloved culinary cultures Japan: The Cookbook has more than 400 sumptuous recipes by acclaimed food writer Nancy Singleton Hachisu. The iconic and regional…
    BookLondon : Phaidon Press Limited, 2018. — TX724.5.J3 H325 2018
  • Japan is an island nation, located in the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Asian continent. It is a fascinating country made up of thousands of islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. These are referred to as…
    eBookNational Highlights Inc., 2020
  • The Gaijin Cookbook

    Japanese Recipes From a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider

    Orkin, Ivan
    Japanese cooking for the American home from Ivan Orkin, Chef's Table sensation and 'ramen genius'.
    BookBoston : A Rux Martin Book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourtn, 2019. — TX724.5.J3 O7247 2019
  • For centuries the Japanese warred among themselves and their neighbors, creating a colorful, rich and sometimes brutal legacy. Intriguing to outsiders for centuries, modern Japan is no less so in the 21st century. Places of interest…
    Streaming VideoBennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc., 2008
  • Japan

    Memoirs of a Secret Empire

    Explores the period between the 16th and 19th centuries in Japan by examining the lives of shoguns, samurais, geishas, and the very few westerners allowed into Japan. Japan was then a world unto itself, closed to outsiders, and ruled by…
    DVDHollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004. — DS871 .J37 2004
  • Japanese Cooking Made Simple

    A Japanese Cookbook with Authentic Recipes for Ramen, Bento, Sushi & More

    Various Authors
    Learn how to cook authentic Japanese food with this straightforward Japanese cookbook. Japanese Cooking Made Simple will help you create delicious, authentic Japanese meals at home.
    eBookCallisto Publishing LLC, 2014
  • Japan

    The Natural History of an Asian Archipelago

    Brazil, Mark
    A comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to Japan's astonishing animals and plants-and the natural forces that have shaped them.
    eBookPrinceton University Press, 2022
  • Japan

    A Short Cultural History

    Sansom, G. B.
    Originally published in 1931, this classic work of interpretative Japanese scholarship was revised in 1946 and again in 1952. Although termed "a short history," the book-the only distinguished general survey of Japanese history in English…
    eBookTuttle Publishing, 2015
  • Japanese

    the Complete Language Course

    Raymond, Henry N.
    Level One introduces key words, numbers, phrases, sentence structure, and basic grammar. Level Two teaches more challenging vocabulary, more grammar, more complex sentences, generating confidence in your ability to comprehend and converse.…
    Downloadable Audiobook[Carlsbad, CA] : Penton Overseas, 2002. — PL539.5.E5 .R382 2002ab
  • The Ultimate Japanese Noodles Cookbook

    Amazing Soba, Ramen, Udon, Hot Pot and Japanese Pasta Recipes!

    Kasahara, Masahiro
    Discover a new world of quick and delicious noodle and pasta dishes: Simmer up some soba, Slurp a bowl of ramen. Or prepare a plate of pasta with a twist. Japanese Noodle King Masahiro Kasahara presents his personal favorites - a curated…
    eBookTuttle Publishing, 2022