The Bushido Code: Words of Wisdom from Japan's Greatest Samurai - Hardcover

Kamiko, Tadashi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 4805317418 ISBN 13: 9784805317419

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2023

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Tadashi Kamiko (1920-2011) graduated from Chuo University in Chinese and Japanese classics. He also wrote books on Hagakure, Miyamoto Musashi, and the Saikontan (a Ming Dynasty classic).<br /><br />Translated by:<br />William Scott Wilson was raised in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; he holds BAs from Dartmouth College and The Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA from the University of Washington. He has worked as a translator and advisor on cultural affairs for the Japanese Consulate-General in Seattle, Washington; a teacher of Japanese language; and a guide for Japanese tourists in South Florida. He has had 20 books published, variously translated into 21 foreign languages, including The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi. His translation of Hagakure, an 18th century treatise on samurai philosophy, was featured in the film Ghost Dog, by the director Jim Jarmusch. Wilson was awarded a Commendation from the Foreign Ministry of Japan, and inducted into the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Emperor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4805317418
• ISBN 13: 9784805317419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192