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Geisha: A Life
by Mineko Iwasaki
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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... (read more)

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Yoshiwara: Geishas, Courtesans, and the Pleasure Quarters of Old Tokyo (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)
by Stephen Longstreet
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For centuries, Yoshiwara was the famed pleasure center of Tokyo. An erotic world unmatched by the West was created by beautiful courtesans, geishas, dancers, actors and artists. To this "floating world" came the hedonists and the sensual pleasure hunters... (read more)

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Everyday Life in Traditional Japan (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)
by Charles J Dunn
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In Ghostly Japan (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)
by Lafcadio Hearn
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Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Modern Japan
by Alex Kerr
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The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan
by Helen Mccullough
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A classic tale recounting the adventures and intrigue of Emperor Go-Daigo (1288 — 1339) and his court, including his rise to power, his exile and his triumphant return to the throne. Incorporated into this story is the verse of the Six... (read more)

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Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corp
by Romulu Hillsborough
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Justice in Japan
by Richard H. Mitchell
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The Structure of Detachment: The Aesthetic Vision of Kuki Shuzo
by Hiroshi Nara
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A Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation
by Veronica Chambers
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Japan Rising: The Iwakura Embassy to the USA and Europe
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Japan's Relations with China (Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/RoutledgeCurzon)
by Peng Er Lam
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