2024-2025 Stone Bridge Press Catalog

Haiku and occasional essays from an eccentric personality.

The first book in English to apply ancient Japanese Shinto traditions to daily spiritual fulfillment.

Your favorite Japanese foods, home-cooked, packaged, or served in restaurants, and how they came to delight the American palate.

Philosophical essays on the beauty and meaning of traditional Japanese gardens.

A simple guide to over 160 key spiritual concepts behind yoga and other branches of Eastern wisdom.

A handy supplement to studying characters in class or independently that teaches useful tricks for remembering words and tones.

Introducing Tatsuhiko Shibusawa—Japan’s Italo Calvino—in this fantastical tale of a Japanese prince who encounters both beauty and danger on a pilgrimage to India.

A tribute to Japan's God of Manga by his long-time American friend and translator. Includes rare, full-color, original Astro Boy Astro Boy art!

An American sake expert takes you to a whole new level of insider knowledge and expertise.

A handy supplement for learning 300 of the most common Japanese words, works with any textbook!

A beloved Japanese Zen temple, viewed through its monks, gardens, prayers, and art.

An affordable version of the classic 1906 essay on tea drinking and aesthetics.

A unique behind-the-scenes look at Japanese business and how the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki were introduced to the world.

A stunning tapestry of everyday life.

Updated and expanded! 1,000,000+ words on films, artists, studios, themes, and Japan's animation culture, with key data and advisories.

A remarkable cross-cultural history that rescues the swastika, an ancient Buddhist symbol, from its deployment by the forces of hate.