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DF451Shiba Wanko Figure (Explanation of Seasons in Japan) -- Full Set of 6
Number in stock: 1 Weight: 50 g. Price: $35.00
Product type: Dog Related Item
From the NHK anime about a cute dog and cat pair, these Shibawanko no Watashi no Kokoro (Shibawanko's Spirit of Wa is the English title) mini figures are magical for anime fans who love cute animals. The show is mainly educational and geared towards children with life lessons about manners and morailty. A Shiba-inu dog named Shibawanko and a cat name Mikenyanko live together and learn Japanese about Japanese traditional manners and culture while doing house chores. This set has Shibawanko and Mikenyanko taking part in various seasonal traditions. This purchase is for the full set of all 6 figures, including the 'secret' figure.
Number in stock: 1 Weight: 450 g. Price: $24.00
Product type: anime artbook
This past months at J-list, we've had the most cute and wacky 'moe' encyclopedia (cute girls encyclopedia), from the moe swinsuit encyclopedia to the moe uniform encyclopedia and even the 'moe' headphones encyclopedia. This funny concept consist in showing-off and presenting things following a same theme (apparel, electronics, fashion, lingerie...), with detailed descriprions, and always coming with supercute illustrations of moe 2D female characters to highlight the item itself.
Today we bring to you another volume of this cute series, that will please any anime and moe enthusiast, but also everybody who loves dogs! Yes, this is a Dog Girl Encyclopedia, illustrated with manga style art. From Golden Retriever to Rough Collie, German Shepard Dog, Shin Tzu or Akita Inu, you will find more than 150 different full color illustrations and breeds in this wacky encyclodia, always drawn with super cute characters besides them. This item would be perfect for a gift to anyone who loves dogs and anime. 175 pages.
This item can be ordered. Weight: 400 g. Price: $18.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
This ultra kawaii character is a wild mixture of mame (soybeans) and shiba inu dog that makes you melt whenever you hear it talk back to you. The Mameshiba, typically appears just when you're about to eat, and gives off some random advice, often shocking the person who is surprised to see a "bean dog" that is talking back to them. Here's a great calendar that's sure make you love Japanese cute culture even more. Measures 14 x 16 cm, 13 sheets.
Note: the sample images shown actual pages from the new calendar!
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Number in stock: 3 Weight: 650 g. Price: $32.00
Product type: art book
Jigoku Shoujo, also known as Hell Girl, is one of the most popular anime series of the decade - one of the rare series to recieve three whole broadcast seasons, no doubt due in part to its stunning and enigmatic art direction. The show's gorgeous art is on display here, in a first time comprehensive compilation of promotional and other art created for the show. Spanning all three seasons, this 88-page artbook is presented in gorgeous full color and large A4 size, and features the show's mysterious heroine Enma Ai along with the other supporting cast. Unlike some other artbooks this one has no "filler" - it's cover to cover gorgeous, full color illustrations (with a brief interview section at the back). Definitely a must have for any artbook collector, or fan of the Hell Girl anime!
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 100 g. Price: $12.50
Product type: Traditional Japanese Doll
Kokeshi were first made in the northern provinces of Japan about 150 years ago. Kokeshi were originally made by farmers as toys for children. As the countryside developed, kokeshi also developed into a modern craft. These days kokeshi are recognized as a traditional folk art in Japan and treasured by both young and old around the world. J-List is proud to present these very high quality kokeshi dolls which are handmade by skilled craftsmen from start to finish. This is a set of four very cute ellipsoid-shaped kokeshi, each representing one of the four seasons, beautifully carved and decorated with a wonderfully colorful design. About 1.5 inches tall each. Made in Japan.
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
The Japanese are very proud of the fact that Japan has four distinct, beautiful seasons, and looking at this very special calendar, you can see why. Seven large glossy pages bring out the most dazzling scenes of Japan's seasons, with pink cherry blossoms in the spring, vibrant summers, fiery autumn scenes, tranquil waterfalls and snow covered trails in the winter. 74 x 50 cm (29 x 19 in). 7 sheets.
Note: the sample images shown actual pages from the new calendar.
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Number in stock: 4 Weight: 200 g. Price: $16.50
Product type: Paper stitcher
This is a portable version of the excellent Sun-Star Stitch Lock staple-less stapler from Japan. A great item that's very popular in offices here in Japan, it is a paper stitch lock that actually "stitches" up to 4 sheets of paper together by using the paper itself to hold everything together. Very cool, and very environmentally friendly! Simply slip in, clamp down to stitch, and pull the paper out. Also great for documents that will require shredding afterwards -- no staple to have to pull out beforehand. Now Sun-Star brings out its famous stapler in cute animal shapes, like this cute smiling bulldog -- not just a stapler but a desktop mascot as well. Lightweight and portable, this is less than 3" across and 2.5" high (7cm across and 6cm high).
Number in stock: 7 Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
A lovely calendar depicting lovely Japanese garden scenes from Japan's most famous "nihon-teien" (Japanese gardens), this calendar is a must-have for any Japan lover. Luscious gardens of both rock and plant varieties shot in the different seasons of the year. Spectacular scenery in awe inspiring vibrant colors. Measures 53 x 38 cm (20 x 14 in). 7 sheets.
Note: the sample images shown actual pages from the new calendar.
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PB987Kimono Hime 6 ~ Kimono Spring Summer Fall Winter Version
Number in stock: 5 Weight: 550 g. Price: $18.00
Product type: Fashion Photobook
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It's definitely a pleasure to walk the streets of Tokyo and see more and more young women wearing the traditional Japanese kimono, and seeing it become a fashion trend once again. This book is a beautiful fashion book dedicated to the kimono, in a great "for beginners" approach that reminds us that the kimono is one of the most elegant styles of dresses ever created. It begins with full color fashion shots of an array of kimonos and accessories; an introduction to some of the best high quality shops selling handmade kimonos from original fabric; a look at the hottest kimono designers and their creations; and an overview of kimono accessories and shops. Incredibly useful and informative, this magazine belongs in the library of anyone interested in kimonos and Japanese fashion, especially those who want to see how the traditional kimono is being updated for the 21st century yet retaining its strong ties to its past. 88 pages all in full color.
IN THIS ISSUE: This issue focusses on the changing seasons for kimonos, with a look at several top kimono designers and their separate kimono designs for each season. Also included are some very gothic style kimonos, kimonos for specific holidays such as Christmas and Valentine's Day, and much more.
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
A wonderful new poster-sized calendar featuring a great selection of photographs of excellently prepared sushi, arranged to match the seasons. A delicious calendar that's highly recommended for any sushi fan (including all of us). Makes a great gift, or keep it for yourself! 37 x 26 cm (14 x 10 inches), 8 sheets. Printed with soy ink on 100% recycled paper.
Note: the sample images shown actual pages from the new calendar.
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SWN80Japanese Barley Tea - Mugi Cha - 40 pcs cold & hot water type
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 450 g. Price: $3.50
Product type: Barley Tea Bags
Ahhh mugi cha! If you've ever go to Japan in the summertime, and like tea, odds are you will be drinking mugi cha (barley tea) at some point or another during the fierce summer blaze, although it's consumed in all seasons. Without a doubt, mugi tea is like the lemonade of the cultural folk-mind of Japan, and virtually everyone in the country enjoys its fresh taste. It's got a light and easy-to-drink flavor that quenches you deeply when your "throat got dry" (as they say in Japanese). Really easy to make -- just pop one of the packets into a pitcher of cold water and it will brew within about 20 minutes (faster of course if it's hot, but it's perfectly fine to make the tea with cold water). Makes a tasty and healthy drink you can enjoy anytime. This big pack of mugi tea contains 40 10-gram pouches that each make a large pitcher of barley tea, and can even be re-used once. Because barley tea is naturally free of caffeine and sugar, it's very healthy, and also great for kids.
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
This is a calendar that displays the beauty of Japan according to season -- the wintery white peak of Mount Fuji, the sparkling pink sakura blossoms of the spring, the brightly colored flowers and greenery of summer, and the fall bringing a crimson and golden splash of color to the forest trees. A wonderful full color glossy calendar of Japan that will take you through a single year of this amazing country. Measures 53.5 x 38.0 cm or 21 x 15" with 7 sheets.
Note: the sample images shown actual pages from the new calendar.
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NK494-092009 Calendar -- Shiki Meika ~ Great Flowers for Four Seasons
Number in stock: 7 Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
Flower and bird lovers will enjoy these traditional Japanese paintings featuring native Japanese trees in every season. These beautiful and ornate paintings of simple yet effective composition will give your room a peaceful, natural feel. Each one of the seven sheets features a different painting, evocative of traditional oriental styles. 7 sheets, 77.5 x 35.0 cm (30" x 14").
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This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 400 g. Price: $28.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
When Akira Toriyama created Dragon Ball, little did he realize the impact it would have on the world. Spreading around the world into various languages, the show has endured the test of time. This all-color calendar featuring the various characters from the various seasons, this superb collector's item will brighten the wall of all true fans. Enjoy Gokuh, Bulma, Oolong and all the rest of the gang as they race to get the Dragon Balls. 7 pages of all color illustrations. This calendar is B2 sized - 72.8 x 51.5 cm or 28 3/4 x 20 1/4 inches.
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PRE-ORDER NOW Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
A lovely calendar depicting famous Japanese garden "nihon-tei," this is a must-half for any Japanophile. From Heian Jinja in Kyoto to Entsuuin in Miyashiro and others including temples, waterfalls and famous parks, covering all seasons. Comes with an area for writing important dates. Measures 53 X 38 cm (20 x 15 in). 7 sheets.
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NK135-092009 Calendar -- Four Seasons of Japanese Gardens
Number in stock: 9 Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
A stunning calendar for any Japanophile, featuring a variety of traditional images on high-quality glossy paper. Enjoy Japanese tea gardens, that is, traditional Japanese gardens with houses for tea ceremony on the grounds, for the complete year. Because this is a deluxe film version of this amazing Japanese calendar, printed on sheets of film instead of paper, it is even more amazing to own than our paper-printed calendars. Measures 61 x 42 cm (24 x 17 inches). 7 sheets.
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Number in stock: 1 Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00
Product type: 2009 Wall Calendar
This beautiful calendar is a collection of photographs showing Japan throughout its four seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter. Features amazing scenes of nature, of trees in the fall and Mt. Fuji in the winter, and morning mists in the summer. 53 x 38 cm (20 x 15 inches), 7 sheets.
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Number in stock: 2 Weight: 350 g. Price: $17.50
Product type: Study art book
The nyanko cats from San-X are an adorable group of felines who love to dress up in kigurimi (full body costumes) of their favorite food items. In this adorable artbook the nyanko mascots crawl into your heart and turn into specialty food creations available within the four seasons of Japan. The nyanko cover the full menu with their own special flair from bentos, summer ice slushies, and especially treats at a Tea house which consist of wagashi (Traditional Japanese treats) such as daifuku (rice cake stuffed with bean jam), dora yaki (Japanese pancake), and more yummy items. A great supplemental purchase for beginning and intermediate students of Japanese. Hardcover.
PHS548Japan the Beautiful ~ Nihon no Meikei Best 50
Number in stock: 10 Weight: 600 g. Price: $28.50
Product type: Japanese Traditional Book
If you've always wanted to know what to see when you arrive to Japan, here's a worth while photobook that will feed that interest. Bringing you on a tour of Japan's best 50 sights, you'll travel from the tip of Hokkaido to the island of Okinawa capturing Japan at it's peak beauty throughout all four seasons. Over 70 pages of awe inspiring photographs in a sturdy hardback photobook. Use this as a travel book or table piece to show off your love for Japan!
AG077Comic AG Super Erotic Manga Anthology vol. 77
This item is in stock in San Diego. Shipping: $2.80 Airmail (US/Can) Price: $4.99
Product type: English hentai manga magazine
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Thrill to this new issue of Comic AG, the popular hentai manga magazine in English! Featuring continuations of titles such as "Lonely Violet" by Erect Sawaru, "Bloomer Wanko" by Kei Matsuzawa, "My Own Doll" by Fujikatsupiko, "Banquet of the caged" by Umashika, and "Sexy Losers" by Clay B. Bondage, gym uniform cosplay, maid cosplay, bondage, domination, public sex in the bathroom, and more! A great new hentai release from Icarus Comics.
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PB803Culture in Japan -- Living Japanese Through Comics
Number in stock: 10 Weight: 300 g. Price: $18.00
Product type: Study Item
Often we are asked by customers what is the best way to study Japanese and often our answer is, to find something that you enjoy about the Japanese language and culture and use that to help facilitate your studies. Whether movies, J-pop, or comics, you'll find yourself with boundless energy to study when you eagerly want to know what people are talking about. This book by Ask Digital Japan is an excellent series for both the beginner and seasoned veteran to quickly learn the Japanese language in no time. Focusing on the lush comic culture that Japan is known for, this paperback supplement gives you a four image comic and goes into great detail about the meaning of each word and the translation of the dialog in plain English. Definitely catering to foreigners and beginners, the comic strips are written in romaji (Roman Alphabet), Hiragana, and Kanji (with furigana pronouncation included), and meanings of key vocabulary words to help anyone develop the Japanese language. Although it is recommended that a student have at least a semester of study (to read the hiragana and basic Kanji), with dedicated effort and practice, beginners will be able to speak in simple phrases in no time.
This edition focuses on the cultural aspects of Japan that one will experience throughout the well defined four seasons, which include New Years Day celebration, summer fireworks festivals, Sakura viewing and more. With countless tidbits that you'll learn in each comic strip, you'll be sure to chuckle at the whimsical antics at the characters that everyone will enjoy. Dennis Recommends!
Number in stock: 3 Weight: 650 g. Price: $30.00
Product type: Tokyo Photobook
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The Tokyo Tower is a marvel of creation by Japan. Built after the war, it was to be built as a symbol to Japan's rise as an economic power in the world. Dozens of movies and dramas have taken place on Tokyo Tower and typically is bathed in a beautiful orange light during the evenings. Housing several attractions such as an aquarium, wax museum, and of course observatories, it primarily functions as a radio and broadcast tower. Standing at 333 meters (or 1093 ft) it is the tallest and most prominent structure in Tokyo. For many who have wanted to enjoy the beauty of this historical tower, here is a splendid photo collection of the Tokyo Tower seen through the eyes of professional photographer Naoki Yasuhara. He brings you literally hundreds of breath taking views of the Tokyo Tower throughout the four seasons in an array of vivid colors and elements that almost create an other-worldly experience. Naoki travels to the various locales within Tokyo to prove that this monstrous tower is visible from almost anywhere further signifying it's significance to Japan. Best of all, the provides an index of thumbnails of where he took these photos, along side a map to show you where he was in relation to the tower. Naoki does his best to bring he experience to you and makes a great inspiration piece for aspiring photographers. Perfect bound and comes in a protective slip case. Perfect for display on any coffee table.
Number in stock: 1 Weight: 300 g. Price: $10.00
Product type: adult manga (B6 size)
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This splendid production from Angel comics features 11 short erotic stories of nonstop sex focusing on the hitozuma (married woman) fetish. Excellently illustrated by the talented hentai artist Nawoki Kitazato, each them features a younger man who luckily has his way with an older woman in a series of fantasy play scenes with a lonely wife syndrome theme when a repairman comes by to fix the AC with her repaying him in otherways than money, in "Afternoon Rain" a pizza delivery man stops by an apartment ready to deliver a little more than just a pizza, and in chapter simply entitled "Kaede," Kaede is an older "sempai" of a young male coworker who finds they are mutually in lust with each other. A great 11 chapters of pure hardcore action. 180 pages.
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