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Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto
“An unusual and entertaining memoir.” —New York Times Book Review 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 from one of the most storied landscaping companies in Kyoto. Cutting Back recounts Buck’s bold journey and the revelations she has along the way. During her apprenticeship in Japan, she learns that the best Kyoto gardens look so natural they appear untouched by human hands, even though h... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1604697938
- ASIN: 1604697938
- ISBN: 1604697938
- Brand: Timber Press
- Manufacturer: Timber Press
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Kyoto, 29 Walks in Japan's Ancient Capital: The Definitive Guide to Kyoto's Temples, Shrines, Gardens and Palaces
The only Japan travel guide you'll need for getting around Kyoto! Everything you need is in this one convenient package—including extensive area maps!Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital and modern-day center of tourism and traditional culture, is one of the world's most beautiful and historic cities. Founded nearly 1,300 years ago and undamaged by the war, Kyoto today is the home of over 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, countless national treasures and 17 World Heritage sites, including the famed Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple.To experience the essence of Kyoto, you m... [Read More]
- ASIN: 4805309180
- ASIN: 4805309180
- ISBN: 4805309180
- Brand: Tuttle Publishing
- Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world―and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices. In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: what manages to live in the ruins we have made? A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows one of the strang... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0691178321
- ASIN: 0691178321
- ISBN: 0691178321
- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto
ForeWord Magazine's BOOK OF THE YEAR Awards, Silver Medal Winner, Home & GardenSupreme examples of the art of Japanese gardens, not easily accessible to the public.The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto is the attractive sequel to Landscapes for Small Spaces by the same photographer, Katsuhiko Mizuno. In this new book, Mizuno introduces the gardens of Kyoto that are not easily accessible or are totally closed to the public.Mizuno was born in Kyoto and has spent most of his life in this old capital, established in the eighth century. Kyoto is not susceptible to short-term fashions, and this rigidness can ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 4770029373
- ASIN: 4770029373
- ISBN: 4770029373
- Manufacturer: Kodansha USA
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Courtyard Gardens of Kyoto's Merchant Houses
One of the pleasures of visiting Kyoto is to wander around narrow streets lined with machiya, the traditional townhouses of the merchant class. Tucked away inside each of these unusually long, narrow dwellings is a hidden oasis: a small garden known as the tsuboniwa. Following on from Landscapes for Small Spaces and The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto, the third book by garden enthusiast and photographer Katsuhiko Mizuno focuses on these miniature courtyard gardens of the machiya. A wide variety of gardens are beautifully photographed and presented: from those in shops, inns, restaurants, and tearooms... [Read More]
- ASIN: 4770030231
- ASIN: 4770030231
- ISBN: 4770030231
- Brand: Brand: Kodansha International
- Manufacturer: Kodansha International
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The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden
In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent book about "experiencing" Jap... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1880656701
- UPC: 884693911986
- ASIN: 1880656701
- ISBN: 1880656701
- Brand: Stone Bridge Press
- Manufacturer: Stone Bridge Press
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Geisha, A Life
No woman in the three-hundred-year history of the karyukai has ever come forward in public to tell her story—until now."Many say I was the best geisha of my generation," writes Mineko Iwasaki. "And yet, it was a life that I found too constricting to continue. And one that I ultimately had to leave." Trained to become a geisha from the age of five, Iwasaki would live among the other "women of art" in Kyoto's Gion Kobu district and practice the ancient customs of Japanese entertainment. She was loved by kings, princes, military heroes, and wealthy statesmen alike. But even though she became on... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0743444299
- ASIN: 0743444299
- ISBN: 9780743444293
- Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
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Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic. This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index, and extended endnotes, in addition to a revised glossary. As Jisho Warner writes in her preface, Opening the Hand of Thought "goes directly to the heart of Zen practice... showing how Zen Buddhism can be a deep and life-sustaining activity." She goes on to say, "Uchiyama looks at what a person is, what... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0861713575
- ASIN: 0861713575
- ISBN: 0861713575
- Brand: Wisdom Publications MA
- Manufacturer: Wisdom Publications
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The Gardens of Kyoto: A Novel
From the National Book Award nominated, New York Times bestselling author of A Short History of Women and The Sunken Cathedral, Walbert’s beautiful and heartbreaking novel about a young woman coming of age in the long shadow of World War II—“An intricately plotted, thrillingly imagined narrative...A masterpiece” (The New York Times Book Review).Forty years after enduring the Second World War as a young woman, Ellen relates the events of this turbulent period, beginning with the death of her favorite cousin, Randall, with whom she shared Easter Sundays, childhood secrets, and, perhaps... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0684869497
- ASIN: 0684869497
- ISBN: 0684869497
- Manufacturer: Scribner
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Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace (Compass)
"Honest, courageous... Williams has committed an act of love."—Alice Walker"A classic."—Jack KornfieldThere truly is an art to being here in this world, and like any art, it can be mastered. In this elegant, practical book, Angel Kyodo Williams combines the universal wisdom of Buddhism with an inspirational call for self-acceptance and community empowerment. Written by a woman who grew up facing the challenges that confront African-Americans every day, Being Black teaches us how a "warrior spirit" of truth and responsibility can be developed into the foundation for real happiness and pers... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0140196307
- ASIN: 0140196307
- ISBN: 0140196307
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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Houses and Gardens of Kyoto
For all the damage that has occurred over the centuries, for all the relentless and destructive modernization still taking place today, Kyoto, imperial capital for more than a millennium, remains a rich, inexhaustible archive of Japanese cultural history.Houses and Gardens of Kyoto introduces a broad array of Kyoto's traditional houses from every period of the city's history. They range from summer villas to townhouses, from monumental Buddhist temples to insubstantial garden pavilions, from personal homes to traditional inns. All have their associated outdoor spaces, whether condensed courtya... [Read More]
- ASIN: 480531091X
- ASIN: 480531091X
- ISBN: 480531091X
- Brand: Daniell Thomas Seki Akihiko
- Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone until he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto. He quickly becomes obsessed with the beauty of the temple. Even when tempted by a friend into exploring the geisha district, he cannot escape its image. In the novel's soaring climax, he tries desperately to free himself from his fixation.
- ASIN: 0679752706
- ASIN: 0679752706
- ISBN: 9780679752707
- Manufacturer: Vintage
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Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure
Geronimo's adventurous sister Thea is taking the publishing world by storm in this fabumouse tale packed with action, mystery, and friendship.In this exciting adventure, the Thea Sisters are off to Japan on a cultural exchange program. While they're busy exploring Kyoto and admiring the beautiful cherry blossoms, a valuable doll is stolen from a wealthy Japanese collector. Will the five mice be able to track down the doll and catch the thief? Readers will love following the clues to help the Thea Sisters solve the mystery.
- ASIN: 0545227720
- ASIN: 0545227720
- ISBN: 0545227720
- Brand: Scholastic Paperbacks
- Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Japanese Tales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)
Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture.With black-and-white illustrations throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
- ASIN: 0375714510
- ASIN: 0375714510
- ISBN: 0375714510
- Manufacturer: Pantheon
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Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide
This Kyoto travel guide presents the best tourists sites in Japan's spiritual and historical capital.With this guide the visitor needs no further assistance to learn all that a place has to offer. It is factual, concise, and complete. This Japan travel book is generously illustrated with photographs, maps, route plans, and building plans, as well as a selection of reproductions from old prints and picture scrolls.The sights were specifically chosen to give foreign visitors a broad understanding of Kyoto's political, religious, and cultural history. Among them are the ancient Phoenix Hall of th... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0804812942
- ASIN: 0804812942
- ISBN: 0804812942
- Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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Kyoto Dwarf Mondo Grass - 2 Pack 2" Pots - Terrarium/Fairy Garden
This unique ornamental grass also known as "Monkey Grass" is native to Japan and has short, dark green recurving foliage growing from rhizomes that form a dense soft mat. Dwarf Kyota Mondo Grass is similar
- UPC: 331739086
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Traditional Architecture and Zen Garden Kyoto Japan Poster Print by Shin Terada (8 x 10)
Traditional Architecture and Zen Garden, Kyoto, Japan was reproduced on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original.Brand New and Packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube.
- UPC: 661130500
- Model: MINPDDAS15STE0077B
- Color: Blue
- Size: 8 x 10
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Garden Basin, Old Ryokan (Inn), Kyoto, Japan Stretched Canvas Print Wall Art
This stretched canvas print is the result of sophisticated digital printing technology in which the image is printed directly onto an artist-grade, 100% cotton canvas. The canvas is then expertly stretched around 1.5" wooden bars
- UPC: 953426564
- Color: Multicolor
- Size: 32 x 2432" x 24"
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Footbridge across a Pond, Kyoto Imperial Palace Gardens, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Stretched Canvas Print Wall Art
This stretched canvas print is the result of sophisticated digital printing technology in which the image is printed directly onto an artist-grade, 100% cotton canvas. The canvas is then expertly stretched around 1.5" wooden bars
- UPC: 944439258
- Color: Multicolor
- Size: 24 x 824" x 8"
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Tofuku Temple Japanese Garden Kyoto Japan Stretched Canvas - Panoramic Images (27 x 9)
Stretched Canvas Wall Art for your Home or Office. Tofuku Temple Japanese Garden Kyoto Japan was carefully reproduced on only the finest Canvas which beautifully details the visual colors and elements of the original work
- UPC: 203266126
- Model: SCAPPI44049S
- Color: Multicolor
- Size: 27 x 9
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Footbridge across a pond Kyoto Imperial Palace Gardens Kyoto Prefecture Japan Stretched Canvas - Panoramic Images (27 x 9)
Stretched Canvas Wall Art for your Home or Office. Footbridge across a pond, Kyoto Imperial Palace Gardens, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan was carefully reproduced on only the finest Canvas which beautifully details the visual colors and
- UPC: 680050421
- Model: SCAPPI74154S
- Color: Multicolor
- Size: 27 x 9
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Garden at Heian Shrine Sakyo-ku Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan Stretched Canvas - Panoramic Images (27 x 9)
Stretched Canvas Wall Art for your Home or Office. Garden at Heian Shrine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan was carefully reproduced on only the finest Canvas which beautifully details the visual colors and elements of
- UPC: 558831596
- Model: SCAPPI164257S
- Color: Multicolor
- Size: 27 x 9
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Garden Tofukuji Temple Kyoto Japan Canvas Art - Rob Tilley DanitaDelimont (22 x 15)
Garden Tofukuji Temple Kyoto Japan Canvas Art - Rob Tilley DanitaDelimont (22 x
- UPC: 158381612
- Model: CNVPDDAS15RTI0663
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Tenryuji Temple Zen Garden with Koi Carps, Kyoto, Japan Framed Print Wall Art By smithore
This image is from the Shutterstock collection.Photographic PrintThis photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. Using the
- UPC: 594947410
- Color: BrownPecan
- Size: 24" x 16"24 x 16
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Temple in a garden Yuzen-En Garden Chion-In Higashiyama Ward Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Kinki Region Honshu Japan Poster Print by - 36 x 12
Temple in a garden Yuzen-En Garden Chion-In Higashiyama Ward Kyoto Kyoto. Posters for your wall and fine art prints for the home or office.Dimensions:Length:12Height:12Width:36- SKU:
- UPC: 942883252
- Model: HO210062
Kyoto's Best Zen Gardens: Nanzenji (guide)
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