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The Japanese Bath
The Japanese Bath
Price $21.95
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By Bruce Smith & Yoshiko Yamamoto

This beautiful little gem shows a variety of wonderful baths from Japan and the U.S. in various styles and settings. Also features a wealth of useful information including a U.S. resource guide for baths and supplies. Somewhere in this sweet little book is the perfect soothing water retreat for you.

Hardcover. 96 pages. beautiful color photos. 8 1/4" x 8 1/4"
Japan: The Art of Living
Japan: The Art of Living
Price $34.95
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The Japanese House
The Japanese House
Price $39.95
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This is a glorious house (and garden) tour that you can return to again and again for ideas, inspiration, or simply admiration.
Hardcover 10” x 10” 216 pages 200 color photos
The Art of Japanese Architecture
The Art of Japanese Architecture
Price $39.95
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By David and Michiko Young

This gorgeous book provides an lavishly photographed and illustrated overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. It begins with pre-historic pit dwellings and concludes with a description of significant modern buildings and thoroughly covers the intervening centuries.

The stunningly beautiful and powerful photos combined with the clear, simple how-to illustrations and text, provide a perfect balance of inspiration and useful knowledge. This combination is sure to inspire anyone who loves those places where natural and man-made beauty intersect.

Allow yourself to be moved by the simplicity, asymmetry, sensitivity to the natural environment, and the use of natural materials, which are the hallmarks of Japanese architecture.

Hardcover. 8 3/4” x 11 1/4” 176 pages
Houses & Gardens of Kyoto
Houses & Gardens of Kyoto
Price $39.95
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This is one of the two or three most beautiful Japanese gardens books you'll ever see. And it's not just about Japanese gardens. The houses (actually houses and other types of buildings) present some of the most perfect artistry and craftsmanship anywhere and the gardens are every bit as good.
Japan Style
Japan Style
Price $45.00
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Celestial Realm: The Yellow Mountains of China
Celestial Realm: The Yellow Mountains of China
Price $55.00
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The Yellow Mountains of China
Wang Wusheng & Wu Hung
Many feel that the Yellow Mountains are the world's most beautiful and enchanting. Wang Wusheng has captured their mystery and majesty with hauntingly soulful black & white and color photos.
Hardcover, 12" x 13," 240 pages,
100+ photos,
Japanese Living
Japanese Living
Price $49.95
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If you are moved by those place where ultra modern meets ancient tradition, you’ll love the wildly daring, wonderfully photographed, cutting edge houses in this gorgeous new book.
Japan Houses
Japan Houses
Price $50.00
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Japan Houses presents 28 of the country's finest contemporary houses. Each house is beautifully captured through breathtaking photographs, showcasing the creativity of Japan's leading architects and designers. Hardcover
Introduction to Japanese Architecture
Introduction to Japanese Architecture
Price $24.95
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By David & Michiko Young
This is a beautiful and practical guide to the subject, with 340 excellent color photos and numerous how-to diagrams and illustrations. Enjoy an inspirational walk through masterful buildings and gardens and be inspired to design your own. As you might guess from the cover, much of the architecture presented is integrated with gardens and natural environs.
Hardcover. 128 pages
9" x 9 1/2" 340 color photos, diagrams and illustrations