Best Japanese Books

201.
The Doctor's Wife
The Doctor's Wife 3.80 avg rating — 895 ratings
202.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing 3.88 avg rating — 386,276 ratings
203.
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (Moribito, #1)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (Moribito, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 2,975 ratings
204.
The Miner
The Miner 3.95 avg rating — 1,827 ratings
205.
Inspector Imanishi Investigates
Inspector Imanishi Investigates 3.83 avg rating — 4,792 ratings
206.
Kangaroo Notebook
Kangaroo Notebook 3.46 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
207.
Primera nieve en el monte Fuji
Primera nieve en el monte Fuji 3.78 avg rating — 1,516 ratings
208.
Quicksand
Quicksand 3.65 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
209.
Patriotism
Patriotism 4.11 avg rating — 4,520 ratings
210.
Something Like an Autobiography
Something Like an Autobiography 4.13 avg rating — 4,407 ratings
211.
1000 Poems from the Manyōshū
1000 Poems from the Manyōshū 4.04 avg rating — 354 ratings
212.
Secret Rendezvous
Secret Rendezvous 3.47 avg rating — 2,105 ratings
212.
Manazuru
Manazuru 3.45 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
214.
Autobiography of a Geisha
Autobiography of a Geisha 3.96 avg rating — 3,725 ratings
215.
The Goddess Chronicle
The Goddess Chronicle 3.74 avg rating — 3,518 ratings
216.
Five Modern No Plays
Five Modern No Plays 4.10 avg rating — 684 ratings
217.
Moonlight Shadow
Moonlight Shadow 4.07 avg rating — 4,962 ratings
218.
Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse
Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse
by: Otsuichi
3.88 avg rating — 2,219 ratings
219.
Crackling Mountain and Other Stories
Crackling Mountain and Other Stories 3.86 avg rating — 471 ratings
220.
1Q84 #1-2 (1Q84, #1-2)
1Q84 #1-2 (1Q84, #1-2) 4.08 avg rating — 27,077 ratings
221.
Zoo
Zoo
by: Otsuichi
3.92 avg rating — 2,468 ratings
221.
People From My Neighbourhood
People From My Neighbourhood 3.50 avg rating — 12,162 ratings
223.
Ms Ice Sandwich
Ms Ice Sandwich 3.77 avg rating — 14,499 ratings
224.
Jembatan Musim Gugur (Samurai, #2)
Jembatan Musim Gugur (Samurai, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 2,256 ratings
225.
新参者 [Shinzanmono] (加賀恭一郎, #8)
新参者 [Shinzanmono] (加賀恭一郎, #8) 4.09 avg rating — 15,007 ratings
226.
Welcome to the N.H.K.
Welcome to the N.H.K. 4.03 avg rating — 2,631 ratings
227.
Where the Wild Ladies Are
Where the Wild Ladies Are 3.77 avg rating — 6,375 ratings
228.
The Tattoo Murder Case
The Tattoo Murder Case 3.73 avg rating — 3,491 ratings
229.
Vita Sexualis
Vita Sexualis 3.39 avg rating — 1,004 ratings
230.
One Man's Justice
One Man's Justice 3.94 avg rating — 362 ratings
231.
The Changeling
The Changeling 3.54 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
232.
Acts of Worship: Seven Stories
Acts of Worship: Seven Stories 3.92 avg rating — 1,032 ratings
233.
Basho: The Complete Haiku
Basho: The Complete Haiku 4.45 avg rating — 1,017 ratings
234.
Japanese Nō Dramas
Japanese Nō Dramas 4.11 avg rating — 180 ratings
235.
Penance
Penance 3.82 avg rating — 11,318 ratings
235.
Life Ceremony
Life Ceremony 3.75 avg rating — 25,309 ratings
237.
Popular Hits of the Showa Era
Popular Hits of the Showa Era 3.62 avg rating — 2,526 ratings
238.
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms 4.01 avg rating — 2,191 ratings
239.
Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld
Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld 3.89 avg rating — 3,097 ratings
239.
Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy
Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy 3.72 avg rating — 2,949 ratings
239.
The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 20,943 ratings
242.
Grüner Baum in Flammen
Grüner Baum in Flammen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
243.
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep 3.60 avg rating — 192 ratings
244.
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1 3.95 avg rating — 3,094 ratings
244.
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #1)
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 14,592 ratings
246.
The Life of a Stupid Man
The Life of a Stupid Man 3.68 avg rating — 9,673 ratings
247.
The Master Key
The Master Key 3.64 avg rating — 3,556 ratings
248.
Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play
Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers): A Puppet Play 3.82 avg rating — 582 ratings
249.
Killing Commendatore
Killing Commendatore 3.91 avg rating — 66,589 ratings
250.
Ricordi di un vicolo cieco
Ricordi di un vicolo cieco 3.90 avg rating — 8,428 ratings
250.
The Gourmet Club
The Gourmet Club 3.72 avg rating — 523 ratings
250.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 4.53 avg rating — 184,996 ratings
253.
The Inugami Clan (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #6)
The Inugami Clan (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #6) 3.89 avg rating — 8,323 ratings
254.
Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day
Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day 4.02 avg rating — 289 ratings
255.
Ali
Ali 3.85 avg rating — 150 ratings
255.
The Easy Life in Kamusari (Forest, #1)
The Easy Life in Kamusari (Forest, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 6,325 ratings
257.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women 3.74 avg rating — 121,064 ratings
258.
Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World
Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World 3.99 avg rating — 1,593 ratings
259.
The Third Lady
The Third Lady 3.81 avg rating — 77 ratings
260.
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store 4.42 avg rating — 38,621 ratings
261.
The Cannery Boat and Other Japanese Short Stories.
The Cannery Boat and Other Japanese Short Stories. 3.26 avg rating — 23 ratings
262.
Kinshu: Autumn Brocade
Kinshu: Autumn Brocade 3.90 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
263.
Dendera
Dendera 3.50 avg rating — 417 ratings
264.
Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan
Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan 4.27 avg rating — 2,781 ratings
265.
Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)
Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 56,839 ratings
266.
Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World 4.27 avg rating — 1,391 ratings
266.
A Drunken Dream & Other Stories
A Drunken Dream & Other Stories 4.14 avg rating — 1,129 ratings
268.
Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
by: NisiOisiN
4.25 avg rating — 14,246 ratings
269.
Asalto a las panaderías
Asalto a las panaderías 3.50 avg rating — 5,748 ratings
270.
A Drifting Life
A Drifting Life 4.02 avg rating — 3,105 ratings
271.
Death by Water
Death by Water 3.21 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
272.
Diary of a Void
Diary of a Void
by: Emi Yagi
3.49 avg rating — 27,704 ratings
272.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library 4.05 avg rating — 99,113 ratings
274.
On Parole
On Parole 3.94 avg rating — 593 ratings
275.
The Twilight Years
The Twilight Years 3.94 avg rating — 478 ratings
276.
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple 3.79 avg rating — 2,868 ratings
276.
The Great Passage
The Great Passage 3.81 avg rating — 11,538 ratings
278.
Vibrator
Vibrator 3.19 avg rating — 654 ratings
279.
Hiroshima Notes
Hiroshima Notes 3.83 avg rating — 954 ratings
280.
The Flowers of Buffoonery
The Flowers of Buffoonery 3.80 avg rating — 9,740 ratings
281.
Kabuki Dancer
Kabuki Dancer 3.98 avg rating — 236 ratings
282.
The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro
The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro 3.70 avg rating — 496 ratings
282.
A Quiet Life
A Quiet Life 3.59 avg rating — 1,207 ratings
284.
The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day 4.09 avg rating — 1,101 ratings
285.
Silk and Insight: A Novel
Silk and Insight: A Novel 3.53 avg rating — 74 ratings
285.
The Tosa Diary (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)
The Tosa Diary (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature) 3.38 avg rating — 244 ratings
285.
Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas 3.79 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
288.
PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Vol.1
PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Vol.1 4.41 avg rating — 10,634 ratings
289.
Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke 4.03 avg rating — 3,378 ratings
290.
Toddler-Hunting & Other Stories
Toddler-Hunting & Other Stories 3.81 avg rating — 1,292 ratings
291.
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds 3.52 avg rating — 515 ratings
292.
So Sad to Fall in Battle: An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima
So Sad to Fall in Battle: An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima 4.17 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
293.
Barefoot Gen, Volume Two: The Day After
Barefoot Gen, Volume Two: The Day After 4.38 avg rating — 3,130 ratings
294.
The Girl I Left Behind
The Girl I Left Behind 3.84 avg rating — 656 ratings
294.
The Reed Cutter & Captain Shigemoto's Mother
The Reed Cutter & Captain Shigemoto's Mother 3.66 avg rating — 228 ratings
296.
Salmonella Men on Planet Porno
Salmonella Men on Planet Porno 3.67 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
296.
Sayonara, Gangsters
Sayonara, Gangsters 3.76 avg rating — 1,054 ratings
298.
No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War
No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War 4.16 avg rating — 2,049 ratings
298.
A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan
A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan 4.41 avg rating — 117 ratings
298.
Love & Pop
Love & Pop 3.34 avg rating — 326 ratings
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