Best Japanese Books

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The Edogawa Rampo Reader
The Edogawa Rampo Reader 4.22 avg rating — 264 ratings
401.
A Wife in Musashino (Volume 51) (Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies)
A Wife in Musashino (Volume 51) (Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies) 3.20 avg rating — 30 ratings
403.
Life in the Cul-De-Sac
Life in the Cul-De-Sac 3.88 avg rating — 56 ratings
403.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 4.55 avg rating — 15,863 ratings
405.
Shame in the Blood
Shame in the Blood 3.03 avg rating — 387 ratings
406.
Good-Bye
Good-Bye really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,862 ratings
407.
A Kiss of Fire
A Kiss of Fire 3.20 avg rating — 75 ratings
407.
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2 4.51 avg rating — 22,086 ratings
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The Wicked and the Damned: A Hundred Tales of Karma, Vol. 1
The Wicked and the Damned: A Hundred Tales of Karma, Vol. 1 4.15 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Pro Bono
Pro Bono 3.62 avg rating — 2,431 ratings
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Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu
Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu 3.91 avg rating — 1,316 ratings
412.
Lezioni spirituali per giovani samurai
Lezioni spirituali per giovani samurai 3.77 avg rating — 546 ratings
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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 — 1,244 ratings
414.
Abandon the Old in Tokyo
Abandon the Old in Tokyo 3.94 avg rating — 2,688 ratings
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Kokin Wakashu: The First Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry: With ‘Tosa Nikki’ and ‘Shinsen Waka’
Kokin Wakashu: The First Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry: With ‘Tosa Nikki’ and ‘Shinsen Waka’ 4.49 avg rating — 39 ratings
415.
Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero (Death Note, #7)
Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero (Death Note, #7) 4.44 avg rating — 29,760 ratings
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Slow Fuse
Slow Fuse 2.95 avg rating — 55 ratings
418.
The River Ki
The River Ki 3.93 avg rating — 1,473 ratings
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Sotto la foresta di ciliegi in fiore e altri racconti
Sotto la foresta di ciliegi in fiore e altri racconti 3.68 avg rating — 4,412 ratings
420.
.hack//: Another Birth, Vol. 1
.hack//: Another Birth, Vol. 1 4.09 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
420.
Tropic of Orange
Tropic of Orange 3.55 avg rating — 3,061 ratings
420.
Shizuko's Daughter
Shizuko's Daughter 3.78 avg rating — 989 ratings
420.
Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness (Moribito, #2)
Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness (Moribito, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 1,234 ratings
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Fair Dalliance: Fifteen Stories
Fair Dalliance: Fifteen Stories 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Requiem
Requiem 4.09 avg rating — 133 ratings
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Biogenesis
Biogenesis 3.81 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Onna Rising
Onna Rising 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan
Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan 4.41 avg rating — 417 ratings
420.
The Hundred-Yen Singer
The Hundred-Yen Singer 3.31 avg rating — 62 ratings
420.
Memoirs of a Polar Bear
Memoirs of a Polar Bear 3.37 avg rating — 3,810 ratings
420.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 6
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 6 4.60 avg rating — 2,763 ratings
420.
Chorus of Mushrooms
Chorus of Mushrooms 3.84 avg rating — 1,745 ratings
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Freezing Point
Freezing Point 4.03 avg rating — 106 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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How to Have an Adventure in Northern Japan
How to Have an Adventure in Northern Japan 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
420.
Boogiepop And Others
Boogiepop And Others 3.83 avg rating — 792 ratings
420.
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life 3.90 avg rating — 7,003 ratings
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Le bugie del mare
Le bugie del mare 3.47 avg rating — 384 ratings
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Watersong
Watersong 3.74 avg rating — 710 ratings
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Japanthem: Counter-Cultural Experiences, Cross-Cultural Remixes
Japanthem: Counter-Cultural Experiences, Cross-Cultural Remixes 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings
420.
Mandarins: Stories
Mandarins: Stories 4.24 avg rating — 537 ratings
420.
The Wisdom of Tea
The Wisdom of Tea 3.94 avg rating — 1,950 ratings
420.
Hit Parade of Tears
Hit Parade of Tears 3.42 avg rating — 1,920 ratings
420.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women 3.74 avg rating — 121,076 ratings
445.
The Wind is Howling: The Autobiography of a Japanese Novelist
The Wind is Howling: The Autobiography of a Japanese Novelist 4.31 avg rating — 91 ratings
445.
Lonely Hearts Killer
Lonely Hearts Killer 3.71 avg rating — 122 ratings
445.
The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle
The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle 4.07 avg rating — 206 ratings
445.
Now You're One of Us
Now You're One of Us 3.31 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
445.
月刊少女野崎くん 1 [Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun 1]
月刊少女野崎くん 1 [Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun 1] 4.35 avg rating — 6,590 ratings
445.
時をかける少女 [Toki wo Kakeru Shōjo]
時をかける少女 [Toki wo Kakeru Shōjo] 3.23 avg rating — 2,508 ratings
445.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 5
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 5 4.58 avg rating — 2,867 ratings
445.
The Battle For Okinawa
The Battle For Okinawa really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 181 ratings
445.
In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World 4.41 avg rating — 864 ratings
445.
Japanese Dream
Japanese Dream 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
445.
The Phantom Games : Dimensions Unknown 2020
The Phantom Games : Dimensions Unknown 2020 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
445.
A Man
A Man 3.93 avg rating — 6,857 ratings
457.
Appel du pied
Appel du pied 3.21 avg rating — 881 ratings
457.
Japanese fairy tale series -- Volume 1
Japanese fairy tale series -- Volume 1 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
457.
Ashes
Ashes 3.37 avg rating — 201 ratings
457.
To Live and to Write: Selections by Japanese Women Writers, 1913-1938
To Live and to Write: Selections by Japanese Women Writers, 1913-1938 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
457.
Jomon Reflections: Forager life and culture in the prehistoric Japanese archipelago (None)
Jomon Reflections: Forager life and culture in the prehistoric Japanese archipelago (None) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
457.
My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World: The World's Strongest Little Brother?! (My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World, #1)
My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World: The World's Strongest Little Brother?! (My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 209 ratings
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二十億光年の孤独 - Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude
二十億光年の孤独 - Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude 4.22 avg rating — 58 ratings
457.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 7
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 7 4.60 avg rating — 2,624 ratings
457.
Rainbirds
Rainbirds 3.48 avg rating — 7,153 ratings
457.
Idol, Burning
Idol, Burning
by: Rin Usami
3.21 avg rating — 10,424 ratings
457.
Nipponia Nippon
Nipponia Nippon 3.28 avg rating — 668 ratings
468.
伝染るんです。 (1)
伝染るんです。 (1) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
468.
The Square Persimmon and Other Stories
The Square Persimmon and Other Stories 4.14 avg rating — 58 ratings
468.
Barefoot Gen, Volume Four: Out of the Ashes
Barefoot Gen, Volume Four: Out of the Ashes 4.36 avg rating — 1,646 ratings
468.
Twenty-Four Eyes
Twenty-Four Eyes 3.96 avg rating — 2,296 ratings
468.
Country Teacher
Country Teacher 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
468.
Mémoires d'une geisha
Mémoires d'une geisha 3.97 avg rating — 480 ratings
468.
De hoogmoedige doden
De hoogmoedige doden 3.71 avg rating — 110 ratings
468.
A Pair of Red Clogs
A Pair of Red Clogs 4.18 avg rating — 780 ratings
468.
Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathchase
Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathchase 4.01 avg rating — 2,224 ratings
468.
The Devil's Whisper
The Devil's Whisper 3.59 avg rating — 969 ratings
468.
Ancient Jomon of Japan (Case Studies in Early Societies, Series Number 4)
Ancient Jomon of Japan (Case Studies in Early Societies, Series Number 4) 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings
468.
Childhood Years: A Memoir
Childhood Years: A Memoir 3.60 avg rating — 60 ratings
468.
El pueblo de las ocho tumbas (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #4)
El pueblo de las ocho tumbas (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #4) 3.83 avg rating — 5,129 ratings
468.
In the Far Away Mountains and Rivers
In the Far Away Mountains and Rivers 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
468.
The Graveyard Apartment
The Graveyard Apartment 3.27 avg rating — 4,700 ratings
468.
Tokyo Babylon, Vol. 1
Tokyo Babylon, Vol. 1
by: Clamp
3.90 avg rating — 2,500 ratings
468.
La Papeterie Tsubaki
La Papeterie Tsubaki
by: Ito Ogawa
4.14 avg rating — 8,913 ratings
485.
The Laws of Evening: Stories
The Laws of Evening: Stories 3.89 avg rating — 441 ratings
485.
Delfini
Delfini 3.29 avg rating — 788 ratings
485.
Japan Atlas: A Bilingual Guide
Japan Atlas: A Bilingual Guide 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
485.
The Life of an Amorous Man
The Life of an Amorous Man 3.31 avg rating — 263 ratings
485.
Ο παράμεσος
Ο παράμεσος 3.45 avg rating — 2,813 ratings
485.
Where Europe Begins: Stories (New Directions Paperbook)
Where Europe Begins: Stories (New Directions Paperbook) 3.83 avg rating — 590 ratings
485.
Les 7 roses de Tôkyô
Les 7 roses de Tôkyô 3.83 avg rating — 84 ratings
485.
Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike
Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike 3.61 avg rating — 79 ratings
485.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 3
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 3 4.55 avg rating — 3,439 ratings
485.
La Vie immobile
La Vie immobile 3.75 avg rating — 96 ratings
485.
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1 (Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, #1)
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1 (Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, #1)
by: Waco Ioka
4.21 avg rating — 2,511 ratings
485.
A Woman of Pleasure
A Woman of Pleasure 3.85 avg rating — 2,500 ratings
497.
Il coperchio del mare
Il coperchio del mare 3.57 avg rating — 1,852 ratings
497.
The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P
The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P 3.49 avg rating — 235 ratings
497.
Murder in the Red Chamber
Murder in the Red Chamber 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings
497.
BLOOD The Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts
BLOOD The Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts 3.55 avg rating — 276 ratings
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