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'Everyone is on a journey in their lives . . . And I believe that humankind too is on a journey in the flow of a larger time.' In this enduring classic, Michio Hoshino shares his reflections on the natural world, and our place within it. Beautifully written, this book is a collection of...

From Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling to Satyajit Ray and R. K. Narayan, this text is a collection of spine-chilling tales of the supernatural from India...

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１万部を突破した伝説的ヒットの自費出版エッセイ集、新たに17篇を加え、待望の商業出版。発売早々から勢い止まずメディア各所で話題沸騰！

The Narrow Road to the Interior and Hojoki are two of the best-loved works of their kind; famous for their beautiful, delicate verse and subtle insight into the human condition. It has been said of The Narrow Road that 'it was as if the very soul of Japan had itself written it'. It takes the form of a travel diary, and traces the poet's journey from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to the northern interior.

Beginning students in Japanese martial arts, such as karate, judo, aikido, iaido, kyudo, and kendo, learn that when they are in the dojo (the practice space), they must don their practice garb with ritual precision, address their teacher and senior students in a specific way, and follow certain unwritten but deeply held codes of behavior. But very soon they begin to wonder about the meaning behind the traditions, gear, and relationships in the dojo.

A stunning new English translation—the first in more than forty years—of a major novel by the father of modern Japanese fiction Natsume Soseki's Kusamakura—meaning “grass pillow”—follows its nameless young artist-narrator on a meandering walking tour of the mountains. At the inn at a...

仕事、成功、世の中、自分、死の圧倒的現実を、静かに説き明かす対談！「やりたいことっていうのは仕事じゃねえよ」「死んでんのかな、ほんとに」―養老孟司

日航123便墜落事件から39年、フライトレコーダーの情報開示裁判が高裁へ、そして最高裁へと展開していく最中、ある「事実」が明らかになる……。

東京で仕事に勤しみ、オーストリアで暮らしを楽しむ。女優・中谷美紀の二拠点生活の日々。ご縁あってドイツ人男性と結婚して始まった二拠点生活。一年の半分は日本でドラマや映画の撮影に勤しみ、残りはオーストリアで暮らしを楽しむ。

家族、恋愛、仕事、生活…37の悩みにズバリ答えます！いつの世も、不安や悩みが尽きないもの。

下巻は、様々な雑誌に寄せたエッセイや、シナリオ応募から小説家デビューまでを綴った連載など。こうして作家・湊かなえは誕生した！　ファン待望の、ベストセラー作家の初エッセイ集！

この地球の大きさを体感したい――人を旅へと駆り立て続ける不朽の名作!

「あの旅」を斎藤工が全文読む――26歳の青年の人生を決定的に変えてしまった陸路二万キロが始まった！

「あの旅」を斎藤工が全文読む――26歳の青年の人生を決定的に変えてしまった陸路二万キロが始まった！

猫沢エミとパリに渡った一匹の猫の物語。8年ぶり、待望の復刊。わらかな再生と新たな運命の出逢い・別れを加筆した心震える増補改訂版。

名訳と迷訳は紙一重。言語をめぐる爆笑エッセイ！

「滝沢カレンは谷崎潤一郎だった!」─故きを温ねて、新しきを知れば世界が違って見えてくる。話題作の「ツボ」がわかる痛快エッセイ!

現代社会でかき消されがちな小さな声に耳を澄ませる――なにかを美しいと感じると呼吸が深くなる――