Links relating to life in Japan.

Books, Publications

• INFINITY BOOKS is Japan's largest English Bookshop and offers mail-order. infinitybooksjapan.com


• HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto by Phillip Jackson


• Hachioji Used Book Festival


• Mackenzie's list of English Bookstores in Tokyo


• Books Garage Sale - Japan Facebook Group


• Japanese Association of Dealers in Old Books has a searchable database from 2,200 affiliated bookstores in Japan.


• Tokyo Poetry Journal


• Isobar Press publishes poetry in English by Japanese and non-Japanese authors who live (or have lived) in Japan, or who write on Japan-related themes. Isobar also publishes English translations of modernist and contemporary Japanese poetry, and (occasionally) English translations of poetry in languages other than Japanese but which has a strong Japanese connection.

Art, Creative projects, Resources

• Dave Olson's Creative Life Archive: mixed-media art library, global diary, project dossier and whole life documentation


• Ryosuke Cohen is a legendary international mail art artist from Ashiya-city Hyogo. I corresponded with him in the late 1980s (my college days in Michigan) and my dream is to interview him in person.
• Writers in Kyoto is a group of published and self-published English-language authors working or living in the city. It is run on a membership basis and its purpose is for writers to help each other by creating opportunities for promotion, book launches, readings, the exchange of information, and social events.
• Adrian Bruce @megacurve@mstdn.jp Illustration, Cartoons, Rock/Electronic Music Production.

Japan Info, Resources

• Nandalow.com our site about Hokkaido.


• The Irish Network Japan (INJ) not-for profit volunteer organisation run by the Irish community in Japan & their Japanese friends. It aims to promote Irish Culture within Japan and to provide a support network for the many Irish who find themselves in Japan on a permanent or temporary basis.


• Japan Science and Tech Info Aggregator


• Some people say Deepl translator works better than google translate.


• Beer Tengoku: The biggest independent guide to Japanese craft beer, bars, and interviews.


• Learn Japanese for free with YYK a website dedicated to providing easily accessible resources to study Japanese. It was made to accommodate users of varying levels of Japanese proficiency. No matter if you are a total beginner or if you are in the middle of your Japanese study, or maybe looking for a new challenge.

Blogs

• WEST COAST TO FAR EAST a documented journey of relocation from Hollywood, California to the Japanese countryside. From the move, to getting settled, to the subsequent adventures that take place. I’ll offer my insights on the culture, raising children, the beauty of Japan and more!


• Mountains of Wisdom Join Tim Bunting The Kiwi Yamabushi on a quest to summit and document the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata Prefecture in Tohoku, north Japan.


• Everything Builds a blog about all things WordPress, Japan, remote work, self development, and the occasional review of which cafe in Sapporo I’m frequenting too often.


• Another List of Japan Blogs

Music

• Nandalow Radio Show International music show hosted by Stevyn & Yukako in English and Japanese. 「The Nan Da Low Show」のStevyn IronFeather とYukako Apple Pie は全国12局で世界のバラエティーな音楽を放送しております。(Hokkaido)


• Phenotypo ambient, drone, radios, electronics, soundscapes, fractured voices, noise, glitch... a gestalt in demise, entropy as data...hauntologies... - David Rees-Thomas (Osaka)


• Phillip Jackson Electric and acoustic guitar-orientated instrumental music by Japan-based UK musician Phillip Jackson. (Kyoto)


• Casey Bean I write songs and play acoustic guitar in Ishikawa, Japan. BEANPOD PODCASTS


• Samm Bennett - Polarity Records Singer and songwriter, player of unusual string instruments such as 3-string and 1-string guitar, plus jaw harps, mouthbow, electronics and junk, plus all manner of drums and percussion. Polarity Records (Tokyo)


• tokyo record style Celebrating record-collecting, record shops, and music-loving.

Miscellany

• 本の汚れを落とす魔法液のレシピとは？ What is the recipe for the magic liquid that will remove stains from books?

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