Download or read book Kokoro No Te written by Kumiko Sudo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kokoro no Te, translated into English as "handmade from the heart," is the philosophy behind this collection of small, high-fashion craft projects that have a distinctive Japanese flair. Featuring purses, pins, sewing accoutrements, and the author's own temari balls, the 30 original hand-sewn designs combine surprisingly simple techniques with exquisite colors and fabrics, allowing sewers to create lavish objets d'art, with delicate beading and embroidery, easily and inexpensively. A pattern for a doll-sized kimono is included. The color photographs and line drawings show multiple points of view for each project and show precisely how each artful, stylish, and charming piece comes together.--From publisher description.
Download or read book Kokoro written by Keith Yatsuhashi and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterfully combining fantasy, science fiction and Japanese mythology, the sequel to Kojiki takes us into the heart of a war that spreads across the worlds. On the planet of Higo, without the guidance of the Great Spirits, its people are descending into religious civil war. Baiyren Tallaenaq, Prince of Higo, is exiled after causing the death of his mother. Freed from his responsibilities and the looming war, he steals their greatest weapon – a giant, sentient, armoured suit – and uses it to open a Portal to a world he never knew existed. A world called 'Earth͟'...home of a magical young woman called Keiko. File Under: Fantasy [ Worlds Beyond | The God Machines | Through the Portal | A Singular Girl ]
Download or read book Kokoro written by Beth Kempton and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book invites you to cultivate stillness and contentment in an ever-changing, uncertain world, inspired by ancient and contemporary Japanese wisdom. Drawing on a thousand years of Japanese literature, culture, and philosophical ideas to explore the true nature of time and what it means to be human, Kokoro–which mysteriously translates as "heart-mind"–is a meditation on living well. Join Japanologist Beth Kempton on this life-changing pilgrimage far beyond the tourist trail, to uncover the soul of the country, its people, and its deeply buried wisdom. Distilling insight from a rich variety of sources, from centuries-old poetry and ancient Zen texts to martial arts teaching and contemporary philosophy, alongside the real-life stories of modern day pioneers, Kokoro offers an inspiring take on what it truly means to be happy,so that you can live each day with wonder and ease.
Download or read book Omiyage written by Kumiko Sudo and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Kumiko Sudo creates 45 exquisite handmade gifts in fabric, each with a flair that is uniquely Japanese. Easy-to-follow patterns, beautiful photographs, and colorful step-by-step drawings help the projects come together quickly--many in less than an hour. Whether they are created in kimono silks or in contemporary cottons, these tiny boxes, purses, decorative toys, incense pouches, and good luck charms all make delightful gifts.
Download or read book Abe K b Literary Strategist written by Thomas Schnellbächer and published by Iudicium. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the great authors of postwar Japan, Abe Kōbō (1924–1993) is the mechanic. Works such as "The Woman in the Dunes" (1962), which brought him worldwide renown, conduct a profound analysis of human existence, while revelling in technical detail. The early postwar years were not only formative for Abe as a writer and political activist, they were also formative years for Japanese literature, culture, and politics. While progressing, in his own words, "from existentialism, to surrealism, and on to Communism", Abe published numerous treatises, tracts and other essays of various kinds concerning revolutionary aesthetics and the historic role of the arts, between artistic autonomy and social commitment. Abe's essays show the maturing of both his artistic and aesthetic agenda, and of his essay style. This process also involves political disillusionment, raising the question of what bearing Abe's earlier radical positions have on his more mature work. This study examines Abe Kōbō's programmatic essays written between his repatriation from Manchuria in 1947 and his expulsion from the Communist Party in 1962. The texts are placed in the context of the artistic and political groups in which he was active, and of the broader literary issues of the time, centring on the quest for a new beginning in literature.
Download or read book Nori No Hatsu Ne The Dominant Note of the Law written by Kwai Han and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patriotism and Citizenship Education written by Bruce Haynes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven authors describe the controversial nature of patriotism andcitizenship education in their country, basing their account andrecommendations upon their philosophical understanding of educationand schooling. Offers differing national perspectives on patriotism acrossthe United States, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Japan andEngland Discusses varying accounts of how patriotism and citizenshipeducation should be handled as part of the school curriculum Provides crucial insights into how schools handle social andpolitical demands on controversial topics
Download or read book Kokoro Yoga Maximize Your Human Potential and Develop the Spirit of a Warrior the SEALfit Way written by Mark Divine and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kokoro Yoga, by New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Mark Divine, is an integrated physical, mental, and spiritual training, designed initially for the nation's elite special-ops soldiers and now taught to anyone seeking to develop the heart and mind of a warrior. Kokoro, the Japanese concept of warrior spirit—or merging heart and mind into action—is the central focus of Divine's new approach to teaching yoga. Coach Divine's yoga sequences are focused to adapt to all physical and mental capabilities, combining breathing, meditation, and visualization into both traditional poses as well as cross-training/combat-conditioning exercises. His decades of experience with amateur and professional athletes, active and aspiring Navy SEALs, and wounded warriors uniquely qualifies him as an expert motivator and teacher. With Kokoro Yoga the practitioner will: * Get an unbeatable full-body workout through body-weight functional movements that can be done at home or on the on go * Increase flexibility while building long, lean muscle mass * Improve physical and mental balance, focus, and control at all levels—including a special segment designed for those recovering from PTSD * Find emotional, intuitional, and spiritual harmony to achieve peak performance Coach Divine’s methods have been tested by the toughest warriors in the world. Use this book as a guide to experience the profound power of yoga as a developmental system that will allow you to break through any barriers holding you back.
Download or read book Harmonies Hurricanes written by Kumiko Sudo and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's most popular quilt designers describes the thought processes behind her best-known and most dramatic works. The 24 sensational quilts featured in this book demonstrate Kumiko's incredible range, from color choices to design techniques. 100 color photos. 50 line drawings.
Download or read book No Longer Human written by 太宰治 and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1958 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man describes his torment as he struggles to reconcile the diverse influences of Western culture and the traditions of his own Japanese heritage.
Download or read book Primitive Mediaeval Japanese Texts written by Various and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable work presents transliterations of famous ancient and medieval Japanese texts. The texts contained in this volume are the nagauta or chôka of the Manyôshiu, one of the earliest Japanese anthologies, compiled about 760 a.d., the Taketori Monogatari, Story of the Old Wicker-worker, the preface of Ki no Tsurayuki to his well-known anthology, and the utahi of Takasago, possibly the earliest of the medieval miracle-plays. Contents include: Preface Emendations Introduction Specimen Of Script Map Of The World, As Known To The Japanese Of The Mythical Era Manyôshiu Kozhiki Uta Nihongi Uta Kokinshiu Uta Hiyakunin Uta Introduction To Taketori Taketori Kokinshiu Zhiyo Takasago Makura Kotoba
Download or read book Citizenship Curriculum in Asia and the Pacific written by David L. Grossman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on case studies of 11 societies in the world’s most dynamic region, this book signals a new direction of study at the intersection of citizenship education and the curriculum. Following their successful volume, Citizenship Education in Asia and the Pacific: Concepts and Issues (published as No. 14 in this series), the editors, widely regarded as leaders in the field in the Asia-Pacific region, have gone beyond broad citizenship education frameworks to examine the realities, tensions and pressures that influence the formation of the citizenship curriculum. Chapter authors from different societies have addressed two fundamental questions: (1) how is citizenship education featured in the current curriculum reform agenda in terms of both policy contexts and values; and (2) to what extent do the reforms in citizenship education reflect current debates within the society? From comparative analysis of these 11 case studies the editors have found a complex picture of curriculum reform that indicates deep tensions between global and local agendas. On one hand, there is substantial evidence of an increasingly common policy rhetoric in the debates about citizenship education. On the other, it is evident that this discourse does not necessarily extend to citizenship curriculum, which in most places continues to be constructed according to distinctive social, political and cultural contexts. Whether the focus is on Islamic values in Pakistan, an emerging discourse about Chinese ‘democracy’, a nostalgic conservatism in Australia, or a continuing nation-building project in Malaysia – the cases show that distinctive social values and ideologies construct national citizenship curricula in Asian contexts even in this increasingly globalized era. This impressive collection of case studies of a diverse group of societies informs and enriches understanding of the complex relationship between citizenship education and the curriculum both regionally and globally.
Download or read book Summon the Heroes written by Michael Schade and published by Lulu. This book was released on 2005-11-15 with total page 1297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Valusha, Kokoro, the princess of Candrah, wandered the Anchorage without regard for anyone but herself. All that changed on her wedding day when an exile, a former general from the prison world Nemesis, Shikisha Shippai, attacked. Forced through a unstable space-time portal, she crashed onto Akamon, the world below, a millenia later. Her first discovery, a prophecy that declared that she would die if she sought to rule. So she hid. She lived a lie about who she was unaware that a delicate balance broke the day she vanished. One that had to be restored soon or total destruction would fall on both worlds. So with her immortal father, her friend Naiusa and an unlikely ally Tolaris, she begins the journey of restoration. One that changes everyone it meets, and everything it touches. For without the heroes of old, the Yatsarim, there is only dark failure. It is time to Summon the Heroes!
Download or read book Expressive Japanese written by Senko K. Maynard and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-02-28 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feelings play an enormous part in our lives, but their expression is often neglected in foreign language education. How do I communicate happiness, surprise, or anger? How do others communicate these emotions to me? Such questions become increasingly relevant as we become more competent in the language we are learning. Expressive Japanese is the first detailed guide to emotion words and expressive strategies for students of the language. Words connoting feelings, such as "kanashii" (sad), are important in everyday Japanese conversation, but communicating emotions effectively also requires the use of expressive strategies, such as "Nani?" (What the heck?), "Yattaa!" (I did it!), or "Hottoite!" (Leave me alone!). Introductory chapters examine the characteristics, constraints, and history of expressive Japanese and discuss linguistic variations and styles and how these play a part in conveying emotion and empathy. There follow more than seventy entries that draw on hundreds of authentic examples taken from a variety of sources, including television dramas, comics, interviews, novels, essays, newspaper articles, and web sites. In these examples, students will find playful and creative uses of expressions that do not usually appear in language textbooks. English cues and key Japanese expressions are indexed at the back of the volume, making this a handy reference for anyone who possesses a grasp of the fundamentals of elementary Japanese. Based on extensive research by a prominent linguist and teacher, Expressive Japanese brings learners into the world of real human interaction and effectively illustrates how native speakers use language to convey identity and a sense of self as well as to communicate feelings and emotion.
Download or read book The Lens Within the Heart written by Timon Screech and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2002-03-31 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of eighteenth century Japan, using sources wholly unstudied since their writing, reveals the profound influence that the introduction of Western technology and scientific instruments (including glass, lenses, and mirrors) had on Japanese notions of sight, and how this change in perception was reflected clearly in popular culture.
Download or read book An English Japanese Dictionary of the Spoken Language written by Ernest Miles Hobart-Hampden and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
