An illustrated history of tattooing in Japan. Covers from stone age tattooing up through the Edo Era. Rare illustrations of tattooing from the Edo Era are collected along with excerpts from texts mentioning tattooing. The final chapters detail the differing tattooing done by police all over Japan as well as specific police reports of crime and the subsequent tattooing.Includes chapters on: Pre-historic tattooing, Early Japanese Texts, Ainu Tattooing Traditions, Tattooing in the Ryukyu Islands, Severed Head Tattoos, Tattooing Implements and Punishment Tattoos. Translations of official police documents from the Edo Era give specific examples of when and why criminals where tattooed. Many of these sources are available in English for the first time. This book is part of an ongoing series examining the tattooing traditions in Japan.

Tattoos as Punishment: An Illustrated History of Tattooing in Japan

History

Shahan, Eric

Asia

Eric Michael Shahan

Translation of an early Japanese Manga from 1810. The story revolves around a group of men that get tattoos by the most famous tattoo artists in Edo (the city that became Tokyo.) The tattoos are so realistic that they come to life when the gang goes to sleep, setting off an amusing chain of events. This edition reprints the original woodblock-print book and translates all the dialogue with notations. An interesting look at early 19th century comic storytelling, society and how tattoos were represented in literature.

The Tattooed Arm (Edo Manga)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Sanba, Shikitei

Manga

A double Edo Manga issue. Two stories by the popular Manga Artist Santo Kyoden and published in 1789. The first is The Girl Who Became a Taoist Immortal. It is a humorous and sarcastic story dealing with romance and heartbreak during a gathering of Taoist Immortals. The second is Lord Fudo of Three River Island, Edo. It imagines the Buddhist deity Fudo, Lord of Light, living as an "average guy" in Edo city. He is struggling to make ends meet and to find love.These early Manga were popular with common people and members of the Samurai class during the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Girl Who Became A Taoist Immortal (EDO Manga)

Kyoden, Santo

Masayoshi, Kitao

An Edo Era Manga originally published in 1800. This is a humorous story about a group of retired men and women who encounter a Taoist Immortal. They request to become students so they too may live forever. Ikku, the author, was a prolific writer who published 20 Edo Manga a year, in addition to other works. His sarcastic and ironic takes on contemporary society garnered him many fans and he is said to have been the first author in Japan to make a living solely on writing. Edo Manga were popular with the highly literate Edo townspeople and Samurai as well and continued to be published until the end of the 19th century.

How to Become a Taoist Immortal (EDO Manga)

Ikku, Jippensha

Graphic Novels

An Edo Manga Double Issue! Two stories by Santo Kyoden. Help! A Ninja Stole My Soul! was published in 1789 and is a humorous and sarcastic look at the plight of an average-joe Samurai who loses track of his soul. With a death sentence hanging over his head, he spends his final days trying to prepare himself for the afterlife. The second story is The Great Serpent Turns 3000 Years Old and was published in 1787. A story of a giant snake that moves to a new village just before he is due to turn into a dragon. The villagers, far from being fearful, greet him as a neighbor.

Help! A Ninja Stole My Soul! (Edo Manga)

Adauchi: The Comb Maker's Revenge (Edo Manga)

An illustrated guide to Samurai bondage. A translation of various 18th~20th century manuals about rope binding used by Samurai when taking prisoners.

Samurai Bondage

Seiko, Fujita

A collection of five Jujutsu manuals dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. All available in English for the first time. A great look at how Jujutsu was taught in Japan. A must for any Jujutsu, Judo or classic martial arts of Japan fan. Book 1: The Inner Mysteries of Martial Arts published 1916. Book 2: Secret Jujutsu Techniques of the Kito School published 1905. Book 3: Solo Training Guide to Jujutsu published 1894. Book 4: An Illustrated Guide to the Secrets of Jujutsu published 1887. Book 5: An Illustrated Guide to Kenpo published in the Edo Era. 
まさに温故知新！ 
19世紀末から20世紀初頭までの5つの柔術マニュアルを集めたもの。柔術、柔道、日本の伝統的な武道のファンのための必須です。第1巻:武芸の奥義1916年、第2巻:起頭流の秘伝柔術技1905年、第3巻:独学の柔術手引1894年、第4巻:秘伝の剣術手引1887年、第5巻:江戸時代の拳法手引。\n本は左ページは日本語（原本）右ページは英語、両方書かれています。意外に英文が原文理解の手助けになる！

A Collection of Curious Jujutsu Manuals: Volume II

Translation of an 1899 guide to Kenpo. This is the Japanese Police Kenpo.

Kenpo: An Illustrated Instructor's Manual

Sports & Outdoors

Matsunosuke, Inoguchi

Individual Sports

A translation of Fujita Seiko's 1964 book on the Shuriken arts. Contains detailed illustrations of all varieties of Shuriken as well as throwing techniques. Includes examples of the weapons used by Koga and Iga Ninja. Fujita Seiko has illustrated every aspect of Shuriken handling including finger placement for each kind of Shuriken. He includes both standing and seated techniques as well as handling a sword and Shuriken at the same time. An important resource for serious students of Japanese martial arts.

Shuriken

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