Humble Bundle Offers eBooks to Learn More About Japanese Culture

Tomorrow, the Olympics kick off in Tokyo, Japan. This has the whole world turning their attention to Japan and possibly wanting to learn more about the culture of the country.

The Japanese Culture and Language by Stone Bridge Press (affiliate link) bundle is a new book bundle from Humble Bundle that will run July 22-August 12 and features $290 worth of ebooks for only $18. The books are all about Japanese culture and the Japanese language such as Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters, Family Crests of Japan, Japaneseness: A Guide to Values and Virtues, and The Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution among many more.

In addition, each purchase of the bundle will support the Book Industry Charitable Foundation “which helps bookstore owners, booksellers, and comic store employees and owners with unforeseen emergency financial needs.” Here’s the full list of books available in the bundle:

Spend $3+

• Tractate of Japanese Aesthetics

• Milky Way Railroad

• Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan: Do It Right and Be Polite!

Spend $10+

• Oh, Tama!: A Mejiro Novel

• Speak and Read Japanese: Fun Mnemonic Devices for Remembering Japanese Words and Their Meanings

• Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages

• Japan from Anime to Zen: Quick Takes on Culture, Art, History, Food...and More

• Inland Sea

• Kanji Box: Japanese Character Collection

Spend $18+

• Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters

• Kanji Pict-o-Graphix: Over 1,000 Japanese Kanji and Kana Mnemonics

• Family Crests of Japan

• Easy and Fun Hiragana: First Steps to Basic Japanese Writing

• Easy and Fun Katakana: Basic Japanese Writing for Loanwords and Emphasis

• Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition

• Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga

• Green Tea Living: A Japan Inspired Guide to Eco-friendly Habits, Health, and Happiness

• Japaneseness: A Guide to Values and Virtues

• The Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution

• Exploring Kyoto, Revised Edition: On Foot in the Ancient Capital

• A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan

• Sake Confidential: A Beyond the-Basics Guide to Understanding, Tasting, Selection, and Enjoyment

• Shinto Meditation

• Viewed Sideways: Writings on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan

• Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews

• A Shameful Life: (Ningen Shikkaku)