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Resources
The books that are in print are available from Amazon.com
Out-of-print books listed below may sometimes be found at Amazon
and at ABEBooks.com
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Making Shoji
by Toshio Odate, Linden Publishing, ISBN 0941936473
If you are serious about making shoji screens,
this is the best book on the subject.
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| Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings,
Edward S. Morse, Dover Publications, ISBN 0486207463
Incredible drawings of Japanese houses from
ancient times to the present.
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| Measure and Construction of the Japanese House,
Heino Engel, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing, ISBN 0804814929
Incredibly detailed. This is the "textbook" I used
in designing the teahouse and guest house.
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| The Japanese House: Architecture and Interiors,
Noboru Murata & Alexandra Black, Tuttle Publishing, ISBN
0804832625 |
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| The Japanese House...Its Interior and Exterior,
Kiyoko & Tatsuo Ishimoto, Bonanza Books, ISBN 0517001497 |
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| Japanese Homes and Lifestyles: An Illustrated
Journey Through History, Kazuya Inaba & Shigenobu Nakayama,
Kodansha International, ISBN 477002391X |
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| Building the Japanese House Today, Peggy
Landers Rao & Len Brackett, Abrams Publishing, ISBN 0810959313 |
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| Japan Country Living: Spirit -Tradition - Style,
Amy Sylvester Katoh & Shin Kimura, Tuttle Publishing, ISBN
0804818584 |
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| A Japanese Touch for Your Home, Koji Yagi,
Kodansha International, ISBN 477001662X |
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| A Japanese Touch for Your Garden, Kioshi
Seiki, Kodansha International, ISBN 4770016611 |
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| Japanese Courtyard Gardens, Haruzo Ohashi,
Graphic-sha Publishing, ISBN 087040993X |
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The Japanese Bath, Bruce Smith & Yoshiko Yamamoto,
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, ISBN 158685027X
We met Bruce and Yoshiko when they came to stay at our guest
house and check out our o-furo. Delightful people and a wonderful book.
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Kura: Design and Tradition of the Japanese Storehouse,
Teiji Ito, Madrona Publishers, ISBN 0870112171
The only book I've ever seen in English that covers the traditional
kura.
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| Chado: The Japanese Way of Tea, Soshitsu
Sen, WeatherHill/Tankosha Publishers, ISBN 0834815184
In-depth information on the tea ceremony, utensils, pictures
of teahouses.
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| Invitation to Tea Gardens: Kyoto's Culture
Enclosed, Preston L Houser & Mizuno Katsuhiko, Suiko
Books, 1992, ISBN 4838101163 |
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