The world of Shuriken Ikuken Shiragami

Title The world of Shuriken

Author Ikuken Shiragami

Publication year 1978(Showa 53)

The postscript to this book says,"The outline of this book owes to instructions from Kanji Naruse sensei and especially regarding historical parts of this book,it owes a great deal to "Shuriken" from Seiko Fujita sensei,who is the founder of Shingetsu-ryu Shuriken jutsu"

According to this book,Ikuken Siragami learned Shuriken under Naruse Kanji.Not only this book but also Shuriken by Naruse Kanji would be great ref materials if you are interested in Shuriken.

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Eri Sayoko Kirikane World Brilliance and Romance of Gold Leaf

Title Brilliance and Romance of Gold Leaf Sayoko Eri Kirikane World

Publication Year 2005

This is a rare exhibiton catalogue of Eri Sayoko,Japanese Living national Treasure.Fortunately,it is written both in Japanese and in English.

The English foreword to this book says,"Sayoko Eri was born in kyoto in 1945.After learning Japanese painting at school,she married a buddhist sculptor,Kosei Eri.She began making Kirinkane embelishments for the Buddhist images created by her husband and gradually expanded the range of her Kirikane artwork to include original works created to bring many people in contact with the beauty of Kirikane."

What is Kirikane?

The technique of Kirikane ,which developed as part of Buddhism art,is also know as Hosokane.Several fine,thin sheets of gold foil are placed on top of one another and stuck together by heat into a thicker sheet.It is cut on top of a piece of buck skin with a bamboo knife into fine strips or into pieces of round ,diamond or triangular shape.These gold strips and pices are glued on to describe various patterns and designs by using a brush tip.

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Tomiki Kenji Aikido Nyumon

Title Aikido Nyumon
Author Tomiki Kenji

This is a very rare Aikido book written by Tomiki Kenji.It has a lot of photos in it.

In the preface to this book,Kenji Tomiki says,"In our country,there are several Jujutsu schools,which have been handed down from generation to generation.Daito-ryu Jujutsu is one of them.My sensei Ueshiba Morihei learned Jujutsu under Takeda Sokaku and also studied many other schools.Then he originated Aikido.
I have learned Kodokan Judo since I was a child.I have studied relationship between Judo and Aikido after learning Aikido for about 30 years."

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Ryukyu Kobudo Bojutsu Numon Murakami Katsumi Shorin-ryu

Ryukyu Kobudo Bojutsu Nyumon
Murakami Katsumi Okinawa Higaonnna-ryu,Okinawa Kobayashi-ryu Karate Master

In the preface to this book,Katsumi Murakami says,"These days,more and more people are showing interest in Kobudo.But very little is known about it. Bojutusu is central of Okinawan old artial Arts and also is a traditional cultural asset.It is generally believed that it is a valuable Martial Art.


I have explained Basic Kata with a lot of photos-not only significant but also easy-to-learn even for beginners-so that anyone will can understand with ease.
I firmly believe that anyone can get closer to Bojutus and make progress in it through this book"

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Karatedo Kata Taikan Sakagami Ryusho Itosukai

Karatedo Kata taikan

This is a deluxe karate Kata chronicle by Sakagami Ryusho.

In the postscript to this book,Sakagami Sadaaki,the son of Ryusho Sakagami,says,"This book contains Itosukai Karate Kata   my father has been making great efforts to learn for a lomg time.It is natural that it is very difficult to describe Kata through pics or captions.My father passed away at the age of 78.I feel that we need to show Itoskai karate Kata to younger generation,which have been handed down from generation to generation."

One of the must-have books if you are interested in Itosukai Karate.

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Sesshu Master of Ink and Brush 50th Anniversary Exhibition

Seshhu Master of Ink and Brush

This is an exhibition catalogue about Sesshu.Fortunately,some pages including foreword are written in English.5 works by Sesshu are designated as National Treasures!It is not too much to say that he is the Greatest Japanese Painter.

The English foreword says,"In the eighty-odd years of his life,Sesshu established a unique personal style characterized by strenghth of touch and and solidity of composition that produced a legacy of masterpices including the Long Landscape Scroll,amd the View of Amanohashidate.

This special exhibition is the first major exhibition of Sesshu's work since the 450th anniversary of his death.As a matter of course ,it includes the master paintere's own best known works,but we are also fortunate to be able to include several paintings signed with characteres formely pronounced Sessho,who could have been the youbg Sesshu."

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Book for Maples Wild Maples of Japan Yano Masayoshi

Book for Maples

We called the author Mr. Masayoshi Yano, and we got some information below from him directly.

It took a whole year for him and cost approx 100,000 dollars to publish this book.

When he asked some publishing companies to publish this book, the answer was 'No' because they assumed this would not get customers interest that much.

However, after this actually came to be published it has received very favorable review in overseas.He said there are much more kinds of maple to introduce that could not be put on this item.

In the preface to this book,Yano Masayoshi says,"I made a point to include as many photos as possible so that the readers will get a handy knowledge of maple cultivars. I will be happy if this book is useful"

Fortunately.this book is written both in Japanese and in English.This item is not on sale in bookstores.There are very few copies available.

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