Introducing famous sights representing Tokyo, such as Tokyo-Sky-Tree and Shibuya Crossing.

The Japanese people have always seen themselves as a nation uniquely apart. Their exquisite art forms and elegant culture, military prowess and technological precision, have long been the envy of friend and foe alike. Today, even as Japan adapts to a rapidly changing world, its traditional culture and consensus-based philosophy have proved remarkably resilient. Culture Smart! Japan will broaden your perception and understanding of this complex, rich, and dynamic society.

外国人観光客を案内する機会がある方、プロの通訳ガイドを目指す方、売れる通訳ガイドになりたい方、必読！

You can experience both modern and Edo -period Japan here.

The tea ceremony is a traditional way of serving tea and entertaining guests.

Located at the western tip of Kanagawa Prefecture, Hakone has flourished since the Edo period as a h

Tea leaves are made into green tea, black tea, oolong tea, and other types of tea by different processing methods. However, "tea" in Japan usually refers to green tea.

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese performing art that features music, dance, and drama.

A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.

The Emperor and some of his relatives, the imperial family, are referred to as the imperial household.

Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today.

Cheveux blonds comme les blés, écharpe au vent... le petit prince est connu de tous. Les aventures de cet enfant pur et innocent tombé du ciel sont emplies d’amour, de poésie et de vérité. Voilà un message qui nous incite à poser un regard neuf sur notre humanité et notre condition humaine. C’est une invitation à revenir à l’essentiel, à célébrer la vie dans son expression la plus noble, en toute simplicité, avec les yeux du cœur.

Japan is at a crossroads. The postwar economic miracle that brought it unprecedented development and prosperity is over. Since the publication of the first Culture Smart! guide, it has been overtaken by China as the world's second-largest economy. The balance of power in Asia has shifted and new players are entering the field. No one can predict how Japan will rise to the challenge, or what effect the changes will have on how people live, think, and behave.

四字熟語、故事成語、ことわざ、オノマトペなど日本語独特の言い回しを「慣用表現」として取り上げ、英語の表現を紹介しています。ビジネス頻出の言い回しから若者言葉まで多彩な表現をカバー。「言いたいことが通じ

Nihonshu (Japanese sake) is a type of alcohol made by fermenting rice. It has been produced in Japan for more than 1,000 years.

本作作者菊池寛は、小説家で、劇作家で、ジャーナリスト、東京市会議だったり、大映の社長だったり。文藝春秋社つくって、芥川賞・直木賞も創立した。日本麻雀連盟初総裁をつとめ、競馬に入れ込み馬主にもなり、将棋も嗜み「人生は一局の将棋なり 指し直す能わず」と嘯いている。 頭の回転早くお茶目でいたずら好きで屈託なくむとんちゃく、大人になっても泥まみれで遊んでいる子供のような彼は、ねらいたがわず合戦とか武将も大好きで、ウンチクたれてるだけでは飽き足らず本作を上梓した。 本作は戦国時代ではなく江戸時代初期の戦い。合戦というより一揆として現代歴史では扱われているが、合戦の妙を見つけ出して読み物にした作品である。

Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists are mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes. Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies - all motionless except for one moving image - a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur.

Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.

体系的に歴史を学ぶのに最適の教材は、教科書です。必要不可欠の情報がコンパクトにまとまっていて、とてもスムーズに歴史を学ぶことができます。この作品では、文部科学省検定日本史教科書を六つの時代に分け、全史を総時間数12時間47分で構成しています。 1.古代編:人類の誕生、ローマ帝国の興亡、ビザンツ帝国、唐帝国 2.中世編:イスラーム世界の拡大、ヨーロッパ中世社会、ビザンツ帝国の興亡、モンゴル帝国・明帝国の成立・発展 3.近世編:大航海時代・ルネサンス・オスマン帝国・ムガル帝国・清帝国の時代 4.近代編:産業革命・アメリカ独立革命・フランス革命、アジア・アフリカ・ラテンアメリカの変貌ぶり 5.現代編:第一次世界大戦~第二次世界大戦 6.戦後編:冷戦体制の成立~現在まで ・・・世界史学習の際の良き協力者としても、また、時事問題を読み解くための幅広い教養を身につけるためにも、通勤・通学途上や様々な学習の場面で、「聞く教科書」を活用してください。高校生・受験生や学校関係者はじめ、広く一般社会人の方にも是非聞いていただきたい作品です。 「ことのは出版オーディオブック作品一覧はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて」

In Japan, "croquette" refers to a food that is made by mixing boiled and crushed potatoes with minced meat, covering it in bread crumbs, and frying it until the outside is crispy.

On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods. That morning, Travis had been desperate to find some happiness in his lonely, seemingly cursed life. What he finds is a dog of alarming intelligence that soon leads him into a relentless storm of mankind’s darkest creation....

Idioms in English, Volume 4 is designed for non-native speakers of English and presents 100 new idioms in stories and dialogs by native speakers. After each story or dialog, the idioms are presented in sentences with an opportunity for the listener to say the sentence (when you hear the chime) out loud. Idioms are used very frequently by native spakers of English. If you don't understand the idiom, then you can miss parts of presentations, conversations, and television or newspaper stories.

Made from soybeans, tofu is a type of healthy food that has been eaten as shojin ryori (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) for a great many years. Even now it is a very common food in Japan.

Buddha statues are objects worshipped in Buddhism.

It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke. She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade. Stella wants more than anything to buy her husband the Christmas gift of his dreams. But will it come at a terrible price?