Ushi Toki At The Hour Of The Ox

'We Japanese', is a collection of answers to questions that the author as a hotel manager in Japan has answered for hotel guests over the years. He was the manager for over 28 years at the Fujiya Hotel at Miyanoshita. These are naturally questions concerning those things which are different in Japan from the countries from which the visitors come. First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Tales of Old Japan is an anthology of short stories which focus on various aspects of Japanese life before the Meiji Restoration. The book, which was written in 1871, forms an introduction to Japanese literature and culture, both through the stories, all adapted from Japanese sources, and Mitford's supplementary notes. Also included are Mitford's eyewitness accounts of a selection of Japanese rituals, ranging from harakiri (seppuku) and marriage to a selection of sermons.

Chirp chirp chirp. What's Chunko from The Sparrow Lodge up to these days? Squeak squeak squeak. There's a whole mess of mice wardens in Hell! Meanwhile, the Taira clan's Princess Takiyashi keeps ring ring ringing the crow tengu police for some reason. And the engineering department's Uzu is bang bang banging away at a new torture device! Sounds like a lot of hoopla to me!