Japanese Books That Are Not Manga

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People From My Neighbourhood
People From My Neighbourhood 3.50 avg rating — 12,162 ratings
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Life Ceremony
Life Ceremony 3.75 avg rating — 25,307 ratings
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Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories 3.89 avg rating — 3,330 ratings
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The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4)
The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 5,214 ratings
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Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series)
Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series) 3.62 avg rating — 1,022 ratings
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The Easy Life in Kamusari (Forest, #1)
The Easy Life in Kamusari (Forest, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 6,325 ratings
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Hell Screen; Cogwheels; A Fool's Life
Hell Screen; Cogwheels; A Fool's Life 4.40 avg rating — 124 ratings
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Twinkle Twinkle
Twinkle Twinkle 3.66 avg rating — 2,159 ratings
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Lizard
Lizard 3.74 avg rating — 10,037 ratings
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Piercing
Piercing 3.69 avg rating — 17,676 ratings
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The Ark Sakura
The Ark Sakura 3.50 avg rating — 1,943 ratings
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Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks 4.01 avg rating — 2,981 ratings
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Coin Locker Babies
Coin Locker Babies 3.80 avg rating — 9,418 ratings
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The Thief
The Thief 3.52 avg rating — 8,128 ratings
115.
Guardian of the Spirit
Guardian of the Spirit 4.04 avg rating — 2,975 ratings
115.
Kabuki Dancer
Kabuki Dancer 3.98 avg rating — 236 ratings
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From the Country of Eight Islands: An Anthology of Japanese Poetry
From the Country of Eight Islands: An Anthology of Japanese Poetry 4.51 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Vibrator
Vibrator 3.19 avg rating — 654 ratings
115.
Frozen Dreams: A Japanese Adventure Novel
Frozen Dreams: A Japanese Adventure Novel 3.18 avg rating — 22 ratings
115.
The Ruined Map
The Ruined Map 3.46 avg rating — 2,767 ratings
115.
Career Change at 17.
Career Change at 17. 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Dendera
Dendera 3.50 avg rating — 417 ratings
115.
The Perfect Insider = Subete ga F ni naru [Japanese Edition]
The Perfect Insider = Subete ga F ni naru [Japanese Edition] 4.12 avg rating — 178 ratings
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Queen of K'n-Yan
Queen of K'n-Yan 3.10 avg rating — 134 ratings
115.
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas 4.22 avg rating — 4,994 ratings
115.
Moshi Moshi
Moshi Moshi 3.71 avg rating — 7,223 ratings
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The Insomniacs' Club
The Insomniacs' Club 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings
115.
Surviving in Japan: Awkward days with shakes, escape and Awakening
Surviving in Japan: Awkward days with shakes, escape and Awakening 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life 3.90 avg rating — 7,001 ratings
130.
Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness (Moribito, #2)
Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness (Moribito, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 1,234 ratings
130.
The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War
The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War 3.87 avg rating — 786 ratings
130.
The Black Lizard / Beast in the Shadows
The Black Lizard / Beast in the Shadows 3.48 avg rating — 1,115 ratings
130.
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government 3.68 avg rating — 288 ratings
130.
Masks
Masks 3.68 avg rating — 3,851 ratings
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The Crimson Labyrinth
The Crimson Labyrinth 3.75 avg rating — 1,500 ratings
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Ju-on Volume 1 (呪怨, #1)
Ju-on Volume 1 (呪怨, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 474 ratings
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The Girl who Leapt Through Time
The Girl who Leapt Through Time 3.23 avg rating — 2,508 ratings
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Amrita
Amrita 3.62 avg rating — 7,541 ratings
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The Girl in Kyoto: Bittersweet Memories of One Traditional Family in Japan
The Girl in Kyoto: Bittersweet Memories of One Traditional Family in Japan 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Kappa
Kappa 3.80 avg rating — 6,462 ratings
140.
Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic
Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic 4.15 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
140.
Moju: The Blind Beast
Moju: The Blind Beast 3.53 avg rating — 579 ratings
140.
On Parole
On Parole 3.94 avg rating — 593 ratings
140.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation
Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation 4.01 avg rating — 377 ratings
140.
MM9
MM9 3.60 avg rating — 195 ratings
140.
A True Novel
A True Novel 4.28 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
140.
Stand-In Companion (Red Circle Minis, #1)
Stand-In Companion (Red Circle Minis, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 114 ratings
140.
Lentesneeuw
Lentesneeuw 4.16 avg rating — 22,255 ratings
140.
Tokyo Ueno Station
Tokyo Ueno Station
by: Yū Miri
3.45 avg rating — 28,924 ratings
150.
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Translation of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Translation of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu 4.13 avg rating — 1,084 ratings
150.
Kieli, Volume 1: The Dead Sleep in the Wilderness
Kieli, Volume 1: The Dead Sleep in the Wilderness 4.19 avg rating — 427 ratings
150.
The Luminous Fairies and Mothra
The Luminous Fairies and Mothra 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
150.
Earthlings
Earthlings 3.60 avg rating — 91,690 ratings
154.
Evening Clouds
Evening Clouds 3.72 avg rating — 58 ratings
154.
May in the Valley of the Rainbow
May in the Valley of the Rainbow 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
154.
The Boy and the Beast - light novel
The Boy and the Beast - light novel 3.93 avg rating — 254 ratings
154.
小説　仮面ライダーＷ　～Ｚを継ぐ者～
小説　仮面ライダーＷ　～Ｚを継ぐ者～ 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life 3.61 avg rating — 3,699 ratings
159.
1000 Poems from the Manyōshū
1000 Poems from the Manyōshū 4.04 avg rating — 354 ratings
159.
Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa
Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa 3.88 avg rating — 770 ratings
159.
The Elephant Vanishes
The Elephant Vanishes 3.83 avg rating — 56,809 ratings
159.
First Person Singular: Stories
First Person Singular: Stories 3.54 avg rating — 48,853 ratings
163.
A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills 3.79 avg rating — 41,030 ratings
163.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novel, Vol. 1
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novel, Vol. 1 4.18 avg rating — 3,801 ratings
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The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl 3.99 avg rating — 1,494 ratings
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After the Banquet
After the Banquet 3.70 avg rating — 3,203 ratings
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (Re:Zero Light Novels, #1)
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (Re:Zero Light Novels, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 3,083 ratings
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Oh! My Useless Goddess! (Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Light Novel, #1)
Oh! My Useless Goddess! (Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Light Novel, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 2,170 ratings
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Go
Go 3.63 avg rating — 7,406 ratings
170.
夫のちんぽが入らない
夫のちんぽが入らない
by: kodama
3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Mardock Scramble
Mardock Scramble 3.72 avg rating — 304 ratings
171.
The Art of Discarding: How to Get Rid of Clutter and Find Joy
The Art of Discarding: How to Get Rid of Clutter and Find Joy 3.31 avg rating — 2,402 ratings
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From the Empire (Trinity Blood: Rage Against the Moons, #1)
From the Empire (Trinity Blood: Rage Against the Moons, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 928 ratings
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The Name of the Flower
The Name of the Flower really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77 ratings
175.
No Game No Life, Vol. 1 (No Game No Life Light Novels, #1)
No Game No Life, Vol. 1 (No Game No Life Light Novels, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 2,554 ratings
175.
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism 3.80 avg rating — 42,918 ratings
177.
Sword Art Online, Vol. 1: Aincrad (Sword Art Online Light Novels, #1)
Sword Art Online, Vol. 1: Aincrad (Sword Art Online Light Novels, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 9,619 ratings
177.
告白 [Kokuhaku]
告白 [Kokuhaku] 3.93 avg rating — 72,843 ratings
179.
The Legends of Tono
The Legends of Tono 3.68 avg rating — 253 ratings
180.
The Great Passage
The Great Passage 3.81 avg rating — 11,538 ratings
181.
Isle of Dreams
Isle of Dreams 3.39 avg rating — 163 ratings
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Kamusari Tales Told at Night (Forest, #2)
Kamusari Tales Told at Night (Forest, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 2,044 ratings
183.
The Forest of Wool and Steel
The Forest of Wool and Steel 3.75 avg rating — 4,366 ratings
183.
Where the Wild Ladies Are
Where the Wild Ladies Are 3.77 avg rating — 6,375 ratings
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The Shooting Gallery
The Shooting Gallery 3.65 avg rating — 244 ratings
185.
Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories
Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories 3.87 avg rating — 602 ratings
185.
Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo
Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo 3.92 avg rating — 368 ratings
188.
The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction
The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction 3.53 avg rating — 1,266 ratings
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Fox Tales
Fox Tales 3.47 avg rating — 213 ratings
190.
The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 20,942 ratings
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,477 ratings
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Touring the Land of the Dead
Touring the Land of the Dead 3.04 avg rating — 451 ratings
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Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century 4.03 avg rating — 634 ratings
193.
Things Remembered and Things Forgotten
Things Remembered and Things Forgotten 3.79 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
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The Woman in the Purple Skirt
The Woman in the Purple Skirt 3.27 avg rating — 16,806 ratings
196.
How Do You Live?
How Do You Live? 3.99 avg rating — 16,838 ratings
197.
The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories
The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories 3.67 avg rating — 263 ratings
197.
All The Lovers In The Night
All The Lovers In The Night 3.69 avg rating — 45,163 ratings
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Heaven
Heaven 3.79 avg rating — 80,565 ratings
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The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1)
The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1) 3.72 avg rating — 77,543 ratings
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