One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each
A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse — the Hyakunin Isshu in English.
Books
Books
Books and the karuta game by Peter MacMillan — from the Penguin Classics translations to works on Japanese culture written in Japanese. Each link opens a store page where they can be purchased.
Penguin Classics
English Translations
The Tales of Ise
The classic Ise Monogatari in English.
Selected Works
Books in Japanese
シン・百人一首 — Shin Hyakunin Isshu
The One Hundred Poets recast in the present day — a “trans-temporal” translation. In Japanese.
英語で古典 — The Classics in English
Cultural literacy for adults, beginning with waka. In Japanese.
謎とき百人一首 — Solving the Mysteries of the Hyakunin Isshu
The wonders of Japanese culture seen through waka. In Japanese.
百人一首 — Hyakunin Isshu
A guide written for the NHK television series “100 Pun de Meicho”. In Japanese.
松尾芭蕉を旅する — Traveling with Matsuo Bashō
The world of Bashō’s famous haiku, read in English. In Japanese and English.
日本の古典を英語で読む — Reading the Japanese Classics in English
An invitation to the classics through English translation. In Japanese.
英語で味わう万葉集 — Savoring the Man’yōshū in English
Japan’s oldest poetry anthology, opened through English. In Japanese.
英語で読む百人一首 — Reading the Hyakunin Isshu in English
The One Hundred Poets with English translations. In Japanese.
英語でよみとく百人一首大図鑑
A large illustrated guide to the Hyakunin Isshu in English. In Japanese.
英詩訳・百人一首 — The Hyakunin Isshu in English Verse
The One Hundred Poets rendered in English verse. In Japanese.
Collaborations
Translations & Collaborations
EMOTION
An anthology of “emotion” in tanka and illustration, supervised by Mika Pikazo. English translations by Peter MacMillan.
奈良万葉 — Nara Man’yō
The world of the Man’yōshū in photographs of Nara. English translations by Peter MacMillan.
あっちゃんガンバル！ — Acchan Ganbaru!
A picture book, translated by Peter MacMillan.
Karuta Game
English Karuta
WHACK A WAKA 百人イングリッシュ
The world’s first English Hyakunin Isshu karuta — a Japanese poem card game with new translations by Peter MacMillan.
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