2024-2025 Stone Bridge Press Catalog

A fun way to learn about China in a visual, informative comic-style history.

Momoko Kuroda (b. 1938) is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman.

An informal yet informed journey through the classic works of Japanese cinema and their visionary
directors.

Can traditional Japanese life concepts--like loyalty, harmony, meticulousness--make sense in Western societies?

Homespun wisdom from Japan updated for today's "green lifestyle" choices.

Essays on the nature, creation, and presentation of art, craft , and architecture in Japan, springing from
the author’s experiences in Kyoto.

Marc Peter Keane's personal journey through 100 Japanese gardens, looking at them with a designer’s eye.

How the mindset of traditional Japanese society can guide our own efforts to lead a green lifestyle
today.

A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem.

A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback.

An unforgettable memoir of the horrors suffered by a Japanese family trapped in Changchun, China, at the end of WW2.

In Kanazawa, Japan, Emmitt and his wife Mirai clash over how to pursue their future together until a 30-year-old mystery reveals a way forward.

The heartwarming true story of a wrong-way humpback whale who is helped and cheered back to freedom in San Francisco.

An accessible compendium of the most important aspects of Japanese arts, culture and history, for quick reference or a longer, in-depth read, for actual and armchair travelers alike.

A "real manga, real Japanese" study guide and resource for language students and teachers.

Japanese characters served up with histories and cultural clues to help you decorate your skin/body/life with just the right word!