Tadao: 8 books

A gritty collection of graphic short stories by a Japanese manga master depicting life on the streets among punks, gangsters, and vagrants. Tadao Tsuge is one of the pioneers of alternative manga, and one of the world’s great artists of the down-and-out. Slum Wolf is a new selection of his...

Judo Formal Techniques is "The most detailed explanation of Judo that has ever been published" (The Japan Times). A comprehensive training manual to the basic "free practice" forms of Kodokan Judo (the Randori no Kata), the book provides essential instruction in the throwing and...

This is a classic guide to 'Ikebana', the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging. It explores the different elements and styles of Ikebana, offering useful tips and detailed descriptions. With photographs and illustrations, it is perfect or beginners and not to be missed by anyone with an interest...

A product of over twenty years of exhaustive research, Judo Training Methods is a comprehensive examination of the Japanese Judo. Written by martial arts authority Donn Draeger and judo champion and instructor Takahiko Ishikawa, it is an expert martial arts guide. Although the examples are...

A journey towards the origins of Reiki as it evolved from Mikao Usui's first inspirations, showing you how it was traditionally taught and practiced in Japan in the mid-thirties of the last century, including many valuable practical applications and cultural background including the traditional Master-disciple...

This is the first comprehensive book for all aspects of monodispersed particles, consisting of four parts: Part 1 for the fundamentals of the elementary processes; Part 2 for the preparation of monodispersed particles, including the general principles, explanations of almost all known monodispersed...

Dr. Hayashi is the most renowned student of Reiki founder, Dr. Mikao Usui. Dr. Hayashi Develped his own style of Reiki and became the teacher of Hawayo Takata, who introduced Reiki to the West. However, Dr. Hayashi had also tought Reiki to Japanese Students such as the Young Chiyoko Yamaguchi, born in...

「就算規模很小，我也想要做出可以對全世界引以為傲的建築。」 「這就是我成為建築師的起點。」 第一次看到法蘭克．洛伊．萊特的舊帝國飯店而感動，第一次接觸科比意而感到景仰，第一次看到帕德嫩神廟的震撼，對建築有了堅定不移的信仰與熱愛。 建築當前，他是一名虔誠的信徒；人生當下，他熱愛整個世界和生命。 旅行，造就了一個建築家；夢想，扭轉了一個人的命運。 從一個高中畢業，沒有念過大學，沒有受過專業訓練的人，如何成為世界知名的建築師？如何拿到一座又一座的獎項？實踐夢想的精力來源究竟是什麼？ 我們往往觀視成功\者只看到光輝亮麗的一面，而忘了他們背後無止盡的付出與努力。在外人眼中，安藤忠雄是個嚴以律己，也嚴以待人的人，要工作室的實習生們走路八小時的路程回家，他覺得「『年輕』這個特質本身真的很棒。有體力，也有夢想」；當我們抱怨工作難找，薪資太低的時候，他卻淡定的說：「工作不是等來的，是自己創造出來的。」我們認為「科技始終來自於人性」，他卻偏偏覺得就是要「刻意不方便」，因為「當面親自和對方溝通，經常會找到度過難關的線索，讓工作進行得更順利。」諸如此類的特殊觀點，往往予人一種當頭棒喝、恍然大悟的感受。 本書且看安藤忠雄暢談自己的人生經驗，與孩提時代直到今日在世界各地工作的經過；亦看到他對建築的熱情與理想，乃至對社會和自然環境的關切與責任。本書字字珠璣的佳言錦句──獻給一百年後想要成為建築師的年輕人！ 【名家推薦】 ◎實踐大學建築設計系副教授...