Japanese Literature Archives - The Old Pond

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Matsuo Basho and The Three Kingdoms

Below is a note I sent on Christmas Day, 25 Dec 2011, to my lawyers from Mount Fuji, Japan, while on tour. Merry Christmas from…

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Japan

Julia_M November 22, 2023 No Comments Arts & Photography (Books)Cultural Anthropology (Books)Historical Japan Biographies Japanese History (Books)Japanese Literature Women's Biographies

These 3 books on Japan were bought at Maruzen, Kyoto last Thursday. Maruzen is the biggest English bookstore in Kyoto. Forget about Tsutaya @ Takashimaya…

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Uji – Part 1

Julia_M November 16, 2023 No Comments Classic Literature & Fiction Japanese Literature Literary Fiction (Books)

The last 10 chapters of The Tale of Genji are after the death of Prince Genji. The story continues with the love lives of his…

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Zen Buddhism

Julia_M November 15, 2023 No Comments Classic Literature & Fiction Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Literature & Fiction (Books)Teen & Young Adult Books

Zen Buddhism is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School. The Chan School started in…

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The Tang China & Japan

Julia_M September 27, 2021 No Comments Asian Literary History & Criticism Chinese History (Books)Eastern Philosophy (Books)General China Travel Guides Historical Japan Biographies Japanese History (Books)Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Medieval Literary Criticism (Books)

The record of a pilgrimage to China in search of the law. This is a 2020 reprint of a translation originally published in 1955. It…

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Enjoying Haiku

Julia_M September 10, 2020 No Comments Asian Literary Criticism Asian Poetry (Kindle Store)Essays (Books)Haiku & Japanese Poetry Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Japanese Poetry & Haiku

To enjoy haiku one must read it in small doses. Here are 3 excellent choices which I bought at the British Museum.