Bestsellers
![[Go Rin no Sho]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/70F1BBBFB05E0961B1D7FDAF01F5B021173C25B7.jpeg)
![[Shiosai]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/4AB6A3ABE4F95CEC92F7E8DAD39B305E9571D215.jpeg)
Japanese Culture
![[In Za Misospu]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/BFC66FAD79D78A61F4B81F280950181B1A91E180.jpeg)
![[Geisha, kut no hanshgai]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/4C389772348CA4C838F7C56559654CF799504911.jpeg)
![[Wagahai wa Neko de Aru]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/9BCB0320A2AD8EF726B96929F498253FF7B055EB.jpeg)
Non-Fiction
Contemporary
![Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman [Mekurayanagi to nemuru onna]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/0CCB8E6310EF5A16D51062B8F2E99338950089C0.jpeg)
![[Kojinteki na Taiken]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/443C1D66F2FEDD50E7A26E338E2ABE61EA8C6465.jpeg)
![[Tennin Gosui]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/92E6371ABEC13A852A4D7D9148DE2F053E29615D.jpeg)
![[Utage no Ato]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/175118DECC98AD23CF338BD45C9C055B615DC43B.jpeg)
Contemporary Literature Books
![[Koinrokk Beibzu]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/03400E3E2043A1D40E63C0DF311CFCE6BA5A0BFF.jpeg)
Family Dynamics
![[Utsukushisa to kanashimi to]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/49B97A408C5422433776171D669192C1C3B5D60E.jpeg)
Friendship
![[Meijin]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/88457879400AE09ED77DA05663C667A59E6C1D28.jpeg)
Self-Discovery
![[Suna no Onna]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/4DF4D917DEAF2100A019DB0C0D5DA302F473A841.jpeg)
![[Inochi Urimasu]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/AC5F27BA7D2CF9A7199DE553E0DF4258384319F9.jpeg)
![[Kusamakura]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/B97744157BDEC1FCA31B6C9DA2A6F59325DD9D87.jpeg)
![[Komorebi ni oyogu sakana]](https://i.thriftbooks.com/api/imagehandler/s/C5B79916523021779D22BC14B2EF92AF1885114F.jpeg)
Common themes among the books on Japanese culture include love and relationships, societal expectations and traditions, cultural clashes, historical events such as World War II and the atomic bombings, personal growth and self-discovery, martial arts and philosophy, nature and beauty, and mysteries or thrillers. Many of the books feature characters who are navigating their identities as both Japanese and American or from other cultures. The settings range from modern-day Tokyo to ancient Japan, with a focus on traditional customs such as tea ceremonies, gardening, and craftsmanship.
