Japan - Penguin Books Ltd.

1.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
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Kokoro
Kokoro 4.04 avg rating — 39,437 ratings
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The Three-Cornered World
The Three-Cornered World 3.76 avg rating — 5,375 ratings
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Essays in Idleness and HĹŤjĹŤki
Essays in Idleness and Hōjōki 3.86 avg rating — 2,615 ratings
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RashĹŤmon and Seventeen Other Stories
Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories 4.14 avg rating — 9,857 ratings
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A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees 3.74 avg rating — 3,532 ratings
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Lips Too Chilled
Lips Too Chilled 3.53 avg rating — 1,479 ratings
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The Penguin Book of Haiku
The Penguin Book of Haiku 3.70 avg rating — 206 ratings
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The Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike
by: Anonymous
4.05 avg rating — 1,547 ratings
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches 4.02 avg rating — 6,179 ratings
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SanshirĹŤ
Sanshirō 3.82 avg rating — 5,761 ratings
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On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho
On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho 4.20 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
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The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book 4.02 avg rating — 9,589 ratings
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki
The Diary of Lady Murasaki 3.80 avg rating — 2,098 ratings
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The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse
The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse 4.04 avg rating — 226 ratings
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Star
Star 3.59 avg rating — 4,767 ratings
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The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes 3.89 avg rating — 37,526 ratings
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Confessions of a Mask
Confessions of a Mask 3.95 avg rating — 37,132 ratings
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Botchan
Botchan 3.64 avg rating — 15,296 ratings
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Tales of Ise
Tales of Ise
by: Anonymous
3.90 avg rating — 663 ratings
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One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each 4.13 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
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Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Ghost Stories 3.69 avg rating — 1,673 ratings
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Japanese NĹŤ Dramas
Japanese Nō Dramas 4.11 avg rating — 180 ratings
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The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
by: Jay Rubin
4.12 avg rating — 2,608 ratings
25.
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams 3.86 avg rating — 1,246 ratings
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The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea 3.85 avg rating — 16,842 ratings
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The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea 3.85 avg rating — 16,842 ratings
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The Life of a Stupid Man
The Life of a Stupid Man 3.68 avg rating — 9,676 ratings
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Hell Screen
Hell Screen 4.17 avg rating — 2,820 ratings
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Of Dogs and Walls
Of Dogs and Walls 3.69 avg rating — 2,609 ratings
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Three Japanese Short Stories
Three Japanese Short Stories 3.27 avg rating — 2,569 ratings
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Dandelions
Dandelions 3.46 avg rating — 2,345 ratings
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The Frolic of the Beasts
The Frolic of the Beasts 3.53 avg rating — 2,564 ratings
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The Samurai
The Samurai 4.02 avg rating — 3,500 ratings
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Snow Country
Snow Country 3.57 avg rating — 38,922 ratings