Covering tea-related events in Japan throughout the year, Sasaki provides vignettes of festivals and formal occasions, and as well as the traditional contemplative poetry that is a part of the tea ceremony.

    This book captures the beauty of Japan's cultural heartland in over 100 full-color photos by one of the area's best photographers.

    In Vanishing Japan, Elizabeth Kiritani sets out to record the vanishing phenomena of what was once daily life for the residents of working-class neighborhoods in Japan