Book Reviews

The Bridge of Dreams is a collection of short stories by Tanizaki’s hand, released by Dutch publisher De Bezige Bij in 2017. The book starts off with a very broad...

With Norwegian Wood, Japanese author Haruki Murakami made his break-through in Japan in 1987. This worldwide bestseller with over thirteen million copies sold even reached the younger generation of Japan,...

Dengeki Daisy, also known as Hetakuso Cupid or The Hopeless Cupid, follows Teru as she lives her life and is cheered on by ‘DAISY’. But who is DAISY? Whoever it...

Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods is an award-winning book which is an illustrated tour of Tokyo that you will not easily see in travel guides...

Taiyou no Ie, also known as House of the Sun, by Taamo is a romance manga that won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shoujo in 2014. Mao Motomiya,...

Boku wa Kisu de Uso wo Tsuku centers around Meiko Kitazono, a girl who is insecure about her slanted eyes. After falling asleep she is awoken by a kiss, but...

Make My Day Tokyo is a travel guide by Lonely Planet and was released in April 2015. The guide is full of suggestions to fill up your day in Tokyo....

Shino Yuzuru and Seryou Touji, two popular high school students, both unable to form lasting romantic relationships. One of the two, Seryou, has the weird habit of going out with...

Hirunaka no Ryuusei, also known as Daytime Shooting Star, is a manga by Mika Yamamori. She soon became one of my favorite, if not my favorite, mangaka and it’s all...

First volume of Attack on Titan, in Japan released by Kodansha on the 17th of March 2010. Attack on Titan, also known as Shingeki no Kyojin is one of the most popular...

The biggest success of well-known mangaka Hiro Mashima. Fairy Tail started in 2006 and even now it’s still very popular! Hiro Mashima was born on the 3rd of May 1977....

As a lot of you know I’m hard at work learning Japanese. This I do at the adult education center in The Hague. In more than 20 lessons you learn...