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Japan in Books

Fiction by Japanese authors mixed with non-fiction about Japan. I've mixed genres and time periods and tried to get a variety of different takes on Japan. That said, I'm sure I've missed out some important books.
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
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Haruki Murakami
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
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Haruki Murakami
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
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Haruki Murakami
Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
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Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto)
Amrita
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Banana Yoshimoto
And Then (Natsume Sōseki)
And Then
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Natsume Sōseki
Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the 19th Century (Various)
Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the 19th Century
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Various
Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry (Various)
Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry
8
Various
Ark Sakura (Kobo Abe)
Ark Sakura
9
Kobo Abe
The Art of Haiku (Stephen Addiss)
The Art of Haiku
10
Stephen Addiss
Art of the Japanese Garden (David Young)
Art of the Japanese Garden
11
David Young
The Art of Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Monks 1600-1925 (Stephen Addiss)
The Art of Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Monks 1600-1925
12
Stephen Addiss
As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams (Lady Sarashina)
As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams
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Lady Sarashina
Asleep - Banana Yoshimoto
Asleep - Banana Yoshimoto
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Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
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Ryu Murakami
Beauty and Sadness
Beauty and Sadness
16
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
17
The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
The Book of Tea
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Kakuzo Okakura
The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction (Various)
The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction
19
Various
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
20
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
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Kobo Abe
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
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Haruki Murakami
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
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Yukio Mishima
Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (Joe Earle)
Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century
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Joe Earle
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
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Sayaka Murata
Dance Dance Dance (Haruki Murakami)
Dance Dance Dance
27
Haruki Murakami
Dandelions (Yasunari Kawabata)
Dandelions
28
Yasunari Kawabata
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories (Yukio Mishima)
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
29
Yukio Mishima
The Decay of the Angel (Yukio Mishima)
The Decay of the Angel
30
Yukio Mishima
Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art (John T Carpenter)
Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art
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John T Carpenter
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
32
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
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Murasaki Shikibu
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man
34
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes
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Haruki Murakami
The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery (Janwillem Van De Wetering)
The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery
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Janwillem Van De Wetering
Essays in Idleness & Hojoki (Kenko & Chomei)
Essays in Idleness & Hojoki
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Kenko & Chomei
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
38
Kobo Abe
Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo; Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and Bamboo Art (Kazuko Todate)
Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo; Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and Bamboo Art
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Kazuko Todate
Forbidden Colours (Yukio Mishima)
Forbidden Colours
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Yukio Mishima
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