6 must-read travel books like Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla (Cool Japan Guide) by Abby Denson

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Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla (Cool Japan Guide)

By: Abby Denson

3.72

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner** Discover the city of temples, video games, mang…

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Cover of Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods by Florent Chavouet

1. Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods

By: Florent Chavouet

4.03

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Florent Chavouet, a young graphic artist, spent six months exploring Tokyo while his girlfriend int… read more

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  • travel
  • asia
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • japan
Cover of In Praise of Shadows by Edward G. Seidensticker, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Thomas J. Harper, Charles Moore, None

2. In Praise of Shadows

By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • japan
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3. Soppy

By: Philippa Rice

3.54

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

True love isn't always about the big romantic gestures. Sometimes it's about sympathizing with some… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony by Héctor  García

4. A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony

By: Héctor García

3.69

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

For every fan of manga, anime, J-pop, or Zen, A Geek in Japanis a hip, smart and concise guide to t… read more

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  • travel
  • asia
  • nonfiction
  • japan
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5. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this book, the author maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in one's own life. It s… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. Waiting

By: Ha Jin

3.50

Format: 0 pages,

Ha Jin draws on his intimate knowledge of contemporary China to create a novel of unexpected richne… read more

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  • asian literature
Cover of Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith

7. Salvation of a Saint

By: Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 2011, The Devotion of Suspect Xwas a hit with critics and readers alike. The first major English… read more

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  • japan
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8. Journey Under the Midnight Sun

By: Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When a man is found murdered in an abandoned building in Osaka in 1973, unflappable detective Sasag… read more

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  • japan
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9. Almost American Girl

By: Robin Ha

4.22

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"

-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl

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10. Bullet Train

By: Kōtarō Isaka

3.84

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of… read more

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  • japan
"My buddy Thomas helped me survive."

-Kōtarō Isaka, Bullet Train

"Then Tangerine hangs up. Nanao leans against the window and gazes out, gripping his phone like he's waiting for a call from a lover."

-Kōtarō Isaka, Bullet Train

"Tangerine can't quite place how he felt about insects when he was younger. He has memories of killing them wholesale, but also remembers crying over dead ones and giving them miniature funerals"

-Kōtarō Isaka, Bullet Train

"Then he (Lemon) leans in to Little Minegishi's corpse and takes hold of the back of the head, nodding it up and down like he's operating a puppet. "Lemon, you are a useful train," he says, doing his …"

-Kōtarō Isaka, Bullet Train

Cover of SPY×FAMILY 11 by Tatsuya Endo

11. SPY×FAMILY 11

By: Tatsuya Endo

4.54

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

デズモンドの妻・メリンダと親しくなったヨルに負けないよう、「ナカヨシ作戦」に本気になるアーニャ! だが、イーデン校の社会科見学の道中、子供たちは事件に巻き込まれ…!? read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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12. Memory Piece

By: Lisa Ko

3.22

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by th… read more

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"The physicality of making things, the performance, temporarily displaced how stuck she felt, in this particular body, family, town, time."

-Lisa Ko, Memory Piece

Cover of The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann

13. The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

By: Leonie Swann

3.51

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A quirky group of seniors attempts to solve one murder while covering up another—with the help of a… read more

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Cover of Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda

14. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

By: Lin-Manuel Miranda

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of a… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
"Do not get stuck in the comment section of life today."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

"You are not defined by the speed of your surroundings, your mind is racing."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

"You will have to say no to things to say yes to your work. It will be worth it."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

"Don’t wait on anyone to make your favorite thing. Make your own favorite thing."

-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

Cover of A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (Brief History of Asia Series) by Jonathan Clements

15. A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (Brief History of Asia Series)

By: Jonathan Clements

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens… read more

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  • travel
  • asia
  • nonfiction
  • japan
Cover of Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough by Michael Easter

16. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

By: Michael Easter

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."

-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

Cover of Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski

17. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land

By: Jacob Mikanowski

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Eastern Europe is disappearing. Not off the map of course, but as an idea. Today it calls to min… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
Cover of American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper by Daniel Stashower

18. American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper

By: Daniel Stashower

3.50

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Dem… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

19. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

Cover of A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3) by Keigo Higashino

20. A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)

By: Keigo Higashino

3.93

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the latest from international bestselling author Keigo Higashino, Tokyo Police Detective Kaga is… read more

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  • japan
"Takes all sorts to make a world. It's hard to generalize what's odd and what's not."

-Keigo Higashino, A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)

"Murder cases are like cancer cells. Once they get their hooks into you, the pain and misery just keep on spreading. Whether the killer gets caught or the investigation is brought to a successful conc…"

-Keigo Higashino, A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)

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21. The Mantis

By: Kōtarō Isaka

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train and Three Assassins, a propulsive new t… read more

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  • asia
  • japan
Cover of The Final Curtain (Detective Kaga, #4) by Keigo Higashino

22. The Final Curtain (Detective Kaga, #4)

By: Keigo Higashino

4.13

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Malice and Newcomer, a confounding murder in Tokyo is connected to the… read more

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  • asia
  • japan
Cover of Death of a Master Chef (Brittany Mystery Series, #9) by Jean-Luc Bannalec

23. Death of a Master Chef (Brittany Mystery Series, #9)

By: Jean-Luc Bannalec

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Jean-Luc Bannalec's internationally bestselling series starring Commissaire Georges Dupin returns w… read more

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Cover of We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

24. We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies

By: Tsering Yangzom Lama

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi… read more

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  • asian literature
  • asia
Cover of The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat by Matt Siegel

25. The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

By: Matt Siegel

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and love. Is Italia… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon

26. One of Our Kind

By: Nicola Yoon

3.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propuls… read more

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Cover of Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

27. Friday Black

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

4.05

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

From the start of this extraordinary debut, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s writing will grab you, haunt… read more

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"We’re in How-It-Was class."

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Friday Black

"Buy One Get One stops for no one."

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Friday Black

"You have to grab for happiness in places like this because there isn't enough to go around for everybody."

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Friday Black

"I locate: your life is in the hands of someone who doesn't even know you and thinks you don't deserve it."

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Friday Black

Cover of That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy

28. That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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"Her cat hotel did very well. LOL"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"Her daughter got married in pants. Lol"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"I find you. . . r citizenship very attractive. Lol"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"Yeah, I've been there. It had a funky smell and reminded me of a graveyard."

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

Cover of A Booklover's Guide to New York by Cléo Le-Tan

29. A Booklover's Guide to New York

By: Cléo Le-Tan

4.27

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated guide to New York City tailored for the book-obsessed explorer showcasing the city's… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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30. Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla (Cool Japan Guide)

By: Abby Denson

3.72

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner** Discover the city of temples, video games, mang… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • asia
  • graphic novels
  • travel
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japan
  • asian literature
Cover of A History of Japan in Manga: Samurai, Shoguns and World War II by kanaya shunichiro

31. A History of Japan in Manga: Samurai, Shoguns and World War II

By: kanaya shunichiro

3.05

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume! A History of Japa… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japan

16 Best nonfiction books like Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla (Cool Japan Guide) by Abby Denson

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Florent Chavouet

4.03

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In Praise of Shadows

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4.75

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Philippa Rice

3.54

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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Dalai Lama XIV , Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler

4.31

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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

Pema Chödrön

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Henepola Gunaratana

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