The Teaching in Japan Bookstore

Welcome to the Teaching in Japan Book Store's Japanese Culture Page. We are a service of The Teaching in Japan Page. There is a link to our homepage to be found above. First, we want to let you know that resources recommended in our bookstore have been recommended by teachers who are currently living and working in Japan because we hope to provide some reasonably unbiased information to those who wish to teach in Japan. Our bookstore is dedicated to providing resources for new (and experienced) ESL/EFL teachers who want to work in Japan. We have been granted affiliation with Amazon.com; therefore, you can be assured of quality service and privacy when ordering on-line.

Japanese Culture



by H. Paul Varley, Paul Varley
List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $15.96 You Save: $3.99 (20%)
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.


A Dictionary of Japanese Food : Ingredients & Culture



by Richard Hosking
List Price: $16.95
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Japan Pop! : Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture
by Timothy J. Craig (Editor)
Our Price: $22.95
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Introduction to Japanese Culture



by Daniel Sosnoski (Editor)
List Price: $18.95
Our Price: $15.16
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Zen and Japanese Culture



by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (Introduction)
List Price: $17.59
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A Brief History of Japanese Civilization
by Conrad Schirokauer
Our Price: $46.00
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Culture and Customs of Japan (Culture and Customs of Asia)



by Noriko Kamachi
Our Price: $45.00
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Success Secrets to Maximize Business in Japan (Culture Shock, Succeed in Business)



by Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates
List Price: $13.95
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Traditional Crafts from Japan (Culture Crafts)
by Florence Temko, Randall Gooch (Illustrator)
Our Price: $23.93
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The Art and Culture of Japan (Discoveries)



by Nelly Delay
List Price: $12.95
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Ultimate Origami Kit: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to the Art of Paper Folding
This is great fun to try with kids! My nieces and nephews found it to be very interesting to make origami along with Mom and Dad!



by John Morin, Jack Crane (Illustrator)
Value Priced at: $19.98
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How to Take a Japanese Bath
This is one of our favorite things to do in Japan!



by Leonard Koren, Suehiro Maruo, Leonard Korean, Maruo Suehiro (Illustrator)
Our Price: $7.95
Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks.

Teaching in Japan Info Guide

• The Teaching in Japan Discussion Forum. Check out our MUCH improved Discussion Board. There are some great new features which we hope will make this the best Teaching in Japan Forum on the web. To date, this has been a great forum with good, thoughtful questions and great responses from both teachers who are currently teaching in Japan and those who have previously worked in Japan.

• The Japan Job Links Page We have assembled some links to sources that we consider reputable. Please be aware that we do NOT endorse any of these sources. They are provided for your information. Please remember to DO YOUR RESEARCH prior to agreeing to move halfway around the world!

• Want to test your knowledge about living and working in the Land of the Rising Sun? This first link will give you our text version of the quiz so that you can read the explanations to all of the answers while the second link is our new interactive choice. Try our new Teaching in Japan Quiz today!

• Travel Reference Section In this section, we provide a list of recommendations for truly useful Japan Guidebooks. We've assembled a list of some of the best travel/guide books available for Japan. Many of these are still used by long-time residents. Please consider ordering through our secure link with Amazon.com as this is our only source of revenues to support the site!

• Japan Reference Section This section contains recommendations for materials relating to Japanese culture & some great suggestions for "survival guides." Again, these are texts which have been found useful by teachers who are currently living and working in Japan. As above, please consider ordering through our secure link with Amazon.com as this is our only source of revenues to support the site!

• Japanese Language Learning Section Here we've put together a list of the resources needed to begin the difficult process of learning the Japanese language. Don't let anyone fool you, Japanese is difficult, but many of the Japan-based aquaintances of this writer have submitted recommendations to our Language Bookshelf. Please consider ordering through our secure link with Amazon.com as this is our only source of revenues to support the site!

• Amazon's Complete List of Japanese Language Materials Please support our site by browsing Amazon's large collection of Japanese learning materials.

• Here we've linked a few Japanese-English Dictionaries for students of the Japanese language at all levels. It's pretty important to get a basic English/Japanese Dictionary if you need decide what it is that you've just eaten in an izakaya in Tokyo!

• The Teaching in Japan Page introduces our new Teaching Tips Section. Please check out the first installment of our attempt at providing detailed, practical teaching advice for those new to teaching in Japan.

• The Great Escape For teachers who need a break from Tokyo, why not take a trip to Hawaii. Recently, the Teaching in Japan site administrator and his wife have purchased an ocean-view Waikiki condominium which is available for vacation rentals at reasonable prices. Great location: 4 minutes to Waikiki Beach and less than ten minutes to the beautiful Kapiolani Park and the Honolulu Zoo. Aloha!

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