Title Okinawan Pottery Supervising Editor Hamada Shoji Book Design by
Serizawa Keisuke,who was designated a Living National Treasure for his Katazome stencil dyeing.
This is a deluxe and very rare book focuses on Okinawan
pottery.It is a non-commercial publication.It is edited by Hamada Shoji.126
works are shown in full color.Fortunately,it is written both in Japanese and in
English.
Title Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu Budo Kyohan Publication year
1941 Author Yoshio Sugino and Kikue Itoh
Yoshio Sugino learned many
martial arts in his teens and opened a Dojo at the age of 22.He began to learn
Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu and instructed people all over the world.
Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu is designated as impotant cultural asset and
is said to be the oldest exsisting koryu bujutsu in Japan.Bokuden tsukahara,who
is one of the most famous master swordsmen in sengoku period,is said to have
learned Katori Shinto-ryu. http://www.japanese-book.com/
Title Karatejutsu Author Gichin Funakoshi Publication Year 1932
227
photos are included.Performed by Gichin Funakoshi himeself.
This is an
extremley rare Karate book by Gichin Funakoshi,the founder of Karate and the
first president of Japan Karate
Association.It is an original edition published in 1932.
Title Okinawan Pottery
