.Art, Life, and Nature in Japan takes us to the roots of Japanese culture and the origins of this influence.

In this brief but deeply meaningful book Masaharu Anesaki provides a panoramic view of Japanese culture, with particular emphasis on the spirit of Japanese art. The book has, in fact, established itself as a classic, and it ranks with such other valuable works of its time as The Book of Tea, in which Kakuzo Okakura deals with a similar theme.

Anesaki expresses himself in crystal-clear English to convey a message that is significant today as it was before World War II, when his book first appeared.