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Matcha on Monday

A Novel

by Michiko Aoyama ...

Narrated by Ami Okumura Jones, Daniel Bunton, Sadao Ueda, Winson Ting ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

Discover the beloved early classic from the million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARYAcross a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a charming little matcha café – open only on Mondays – offers a beacon of light and healing to all who pass through its doors.All throughout the week, customers flock to the Marble Café that’s tucked away behind the trees – ... Read more

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Discover the beloved early classic from the million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARYAcross a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a charming little matcha café – open only on Mondays – offers a beacon of light and healing to all who pass through its doors.All throughout the week, customers flock to the Marble Café that’s tucked away behind the trees –
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Short Stories in Japanese for Intermediate Learners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Japanese the fun way!

by Olly Richards ...

Narrated by Sadao Ueda ...

Series series Readers
Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Japanese."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Japanese."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for
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The Full Moon Coffee Shop

A Novel

by Mai Mochizuki ...

Narrated by Sadao Ueda, Tomoko Komura, Yuriri Naka ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Full Moon Coffee Shop
Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars.“Mochizuki dazzles in her beautifully crafted contemporary fantasy debut. . . . This gentle fantasy is not to be missed.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review (Best Books of the Year)In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars.“Mochizuki dazzles in her beautifully crafted contemporary fantasy debut. . . . This gentle fantasy is not to be missed.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review (Best Books of the Year)In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are
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The Soul Catchers

A Novel

by Naoko Higashi ...

Narrated by Yuriri Naka, Sadao Ueda ...

Unabridged

12 hours

With the wisdom and heart that charmed readers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a magical novel in which eleven souls get the chance to return to the loved ones they left behind in a most unusual way.What if you could come back after death to watch over a a beloved, your soul occupying an object special to them—a treasured mug, a mother's hearing aid, a diary, or even a jungle gym, climbed by the ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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With the wisdom and heart that charmed readers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, a magical novel in which eleven souls get the chance to return to the loved ones they left behind in a most unusual way.What if you could come back after death to watch over a a beloved, your soul occupying an object special to them—a treasured mug, a mother's hearing aid, a diary, or even a jungle gym, climbed by the
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The Book of Tea

Penguin Classics

by Kakuzo Okakura ...

Narrated by Sadao Ueda ...

Unabridged

2 hours 29 min

Brought to you by PenguinThis Penguin Classic is performed by Japanese actor Sadao Ueda, known for his appearances in Spectre, London has Fallen and What We Did on Our Holiday.For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Brought to you by PenguinThis Penguin Classic is performed by Japanese actor Sadao Ueda, known for his appearances in Spectre, London has Fallen and What We Did on Our Holiday.For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with
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More Days at the Torunka Cafe

The Scent of Happiness

by Satoshi Yagisawa ...

Narrated by Sadao Ueda ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

The internationally bestselling author of the beloved Morisaki Bookshop series welcomes us back to the Torunka Café, down a narrow side street in the Tokyo neighborhood of Yakata, run by its stern-seeming owner, Tachibana, and his teenage daughter Shizuku.Stopping in for a cup of coffee or a sweet treat at the Torunka Café, locals and tourists from all stages and walks of life experience ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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The internationally bestselling author of the beloved Morisaki Bookshop series welcomes us back to the Torunka Café, down a narrow side street in the Tokyo neighborhood of Yakata, run by its stern-seeming owner, Tachibana, and his teenage daughter Shizuku.Stopping in for a cup of coffee or a sweet treat at the Torunka Café, locals and tourists from all stages and walks of life experience
... Read more

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Days at the Torunka Café

A Novel

by Satoshi Yagisawa ...

Translated by Eric Ozawa ...

From the internationally bestselling author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo café where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles.Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighborhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the internationally bestselling author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo café where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles.Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighborhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu
... Read more
The Book of Tea

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by Kakuzo Okakura ...

'The Book of Tea' by Okakura Kakuzo shows how tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessible to Western audiences because, though Kakuzo was born and raised Japanese, he was trained from a young age to speak English. In this book he explains tea in the context of Zen and Taoism as well as the secular aspects of Tea and Japanese life. This book ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

'The Book of Tea' by Okakura Kakuzo shows how tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessible to Western audiences because, though Kakuzo was born and raised Japanese, he was trained from a young age to speak English. In this book he explains tea in the context of Zen and Taoism as well as the secular aspects of Tea and Japanese life. This book
... Read more
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

A Novel

by Satoshi Yagisawa ...

Translated by Eric Ozawa ...

The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie—about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself—a cozy fiction tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books.Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence—until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man she expected to wed, casually announces ... Read more

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The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie—about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself—a cozy fiction tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books.Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence—until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man she expected to wed, casually announces
... Read more

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More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

A Novel

by Satoshi Yagisawa ...

Translated by Eric Ozawa ...

In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.Set again in the beloved Tokyo bookshop specializing in modern Japanese literature and nearby coffee shop in the Jimbochi neighborhood, More ... Read more

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In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.Set again in the beloved Tokyo bookshop specializing in modern Japanese literature and nearby coffee shop in the Jimbochi neighborhood, More
... Read more

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The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park

A Novel

by Michiko Aoyama ...

The enchanting new novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, about five strangers who each seek comfort from a healing hippo ride.Nestled at the bottom of a five-story apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children's playground in Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

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The enchanting new novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, about five strangers who each seek comfort from a healing hippo ride.Nestled at the bottom of a five-story apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children's playground in Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes
... Read more

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The Book Of Tea (Mobi Classics)

by Kakuzo Okakura ...

The Book of Tea was written by Okakura Kakuzo in the early 20th century. It was first published in 1906, and has since been republished many times.In the book, Kakuzo introduces the term Teaism and how Tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessibile to Western audiences because Kakuzo was taught at a young age to speak English; and spoke it all ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Book of Tea was written by Okakura Kakuzo in the early 20th century. It was first published in 1906, and has since been republished many times.In the book, Kakuzo introduces the term Teaism and how Tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is accessibile to Western audiences because Kakuzo was taught at a young age to speak English; and spoke it all
... Read more