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Master the Mind of a Warrior with the Timeless Wisdom of Japan’s Greatest Swordsman. A groundbreaking modern edition of Miyamoto Musashi’s legendary text—clear, complete, and designed for the modern listener. The Book of Five Rings is far more than a manual on swordsmanship. Written in 1645 by undefeated duelist and strategist Miyamoto Musashi, it is a profound exploration of discipline, timing, leadership, and the warrior’s path. Whether you're navigating personal challenges, leading a team, or seeking deeper clarity in life, Musashi’s philosophy offers tools to sharpen both mind and spirit.

The Jōshitai: Unsung Heroines of the Boshin War – Expanded Edition By Sumiko Nakano They weren’t supposed to exist. Not officially. Not in the histories written by men with ink and authority. But when the Tokugawa order crumbled and war came to Aizu, the women of the Jōshitai didn’t wait for permission. They armed themselves with naginata, short swords, and resolve—and stepped into the fire. This newly updated edition of The Jōshitai is more than a tribute. It’s a reclamation. An excavation of names, faces, and legacies that history tried to erase. Based on deeper research, ...

ROT BENEATH THE BLOSSOMS — HISTORY THAT BLEEDS, NOT BOWS This isn’t your grandmother’s cherry-blossom scrapbook. It’s a war drum. A blade. A book thick enough to bruise, and sharp enough to cut. Myths don’t die gently—they get dissected. I’m here for that. You should be too. I wrote a foreword so long it could legally qualify as Part I. I refuse to shorten it. It’s my polite throat-clearing before I start flaying national myths like they owe me money. After that, you’ll find essays—more like battlefield autopsies—on Aizu loyalty, 47 Rōnin propaganda, Nakano Takeko’s...

Now, the fruits of Chas Henry's exhaustive four-year, two-continent investigation provide insight into what many have called the United States Marine Corps' worst-ever peacetime disaster. Fuji Fire shares the compelling and intimate stories of heartbreak and inspiration forged by these events while bringing to light new, critical analyses of the incident's causes and effects.

Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of Japanese mythology with Japanese Mythology for Beginners: Amaterasu, Susanoo, and the Kami of Shinto Legend. This audiobook offers an accessible and engaging exploration of Japan's rich mythological tapestry, delving into the stories and deities that have shaped its cultural and spiritual landscape for centuries.

What really lies in the forest’s depths? Aokigahara is a mystery. Born out of an explosion, its roots twist and turn, the dense trees seeming to swallow anything that enters it whole. In recent years it has gained renown as a “suicide forest,” but it wasn’t always this way. Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest is fully researched from Japanese sources and looks at the history of the Sea of Trees, how it came to be, and why it became known worldwide as a popular suicide spot.

This is the story of Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow—a teenage girl living in Hiroshima in 1945, when the city was annihilated by an atomic bomb. Struggling with grief and anger, Thurlow set out to warn the world about the horrors of a nuclear attack in a crusade that has lasted decades. In 2015 Thurlow sparked a rallying cry for activists when she proclaimed at the United Nations, "Humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist."

東大での講義をもとに歴史のポイントを語る。人気教授の授業を再現！　武家政権成立をはじめ歴史上の大きな転換点を題材に、日本史に流れる「ルール」をわかりやすく解き明かす。