{"product_id":"wisdom-of-the-shoguns-naoko-mikami-9784805320280","title":"Wisdom of the Shoguns: Valuable Life Lessons from Japan's Greatest Warriors","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Age of the Shoguns, great leaders were philosophers whose strength was measured not just by the sword but by patience, wisdom and moral clarity!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of the Emmy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eShogun\u003c\/i\u003e series, interest in Japan's ancient Samurai culture has never been higher. This book offers a bridge between their world and ours with a collection of sayings drawn from the turbulent final years of Japan's Warring States period and the dawn of the Shogunate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the words of legendary warriors such as Tokugawa Ieyasu, Miyamoto Musashi and Oda Nobunaga, this volume contains the distilled wisdom of leaders whose greatness was forged in battle. It offers timeless lessons in how to act with integrity and compassion, and how to find stillness and calm amidst chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt can be read as a series of daily meditations for quiet inspiration--\u003c\/b\u003e with voices from Japan's past illuminating a path forward in your own life toward greater awareness, discipline and inner peace: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurdens shape a person: a life without weight brings nothing \u003ci\u003e(Tokugawa Ieyasu)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink lightly of yourself and deeply of the world \u003ci\u003e(Miyamoto Musashi)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery person has their strengths and weaknesses \u003ci\u003e(Maeda Toshiie)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo what you don't want to do first \u003ci\u003e(Takeda Shingen)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is no such thing as absolute \u003ci\u003e(Oda Nobunaga)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreat what is heavy as if it were light \u003ci\u003e(Hosokawa Fujikata)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe quotations in this collection are presented by artist Naoko Mikami, and each one is accompanied by her elegant works of calligraphy which bring the words in each saying to life on the page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naoko Mikami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4805320281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784805320280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Naoko Mikami","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517085266175,"sku":"9784805320280","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0279b9b-48d1-4851-9325-861a67b3063e.jpg?v=1778729799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wisdom-of-the-shoguns-naoko-mikami-9784805320280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}