Roger J. Davies & Osamu Ikeno — The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
A collection of essays Japanese students wrote to explain their culture to their Western classmates… From aimai (ambiguity) over giri […]
Japanese aesthetics
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki — In Praise of Shadows (1933)
When you are into Kinbaku, this is one of the books you should read. For me, one of the most […]
Leonard Koren — Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
A very poetic introduction to this aesthetic-philosophical concept. Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren offers a […]
Ozuma Kaname — Shibari & Irezumi Art
I bought Shibari & Irezumi Art while visiting Tokyo at Vanilla Gallery. The book is a 120-page softcover publication, bilingual […]