Japanese philosophy books

thumb|Prohibited book of Nabeshima, Hagakure The Analects (abridged). 1939 edition. thumb|upright|Cover of The Book of the Samurai Hagakure (Kyūjitai: ; Shinjitai: ; ; meaning Hidden by the Leaves or Hidden Leaves), or , is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the clerk Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to Nabeshima Mitsushige (July 10, 1632 – July 2, 1700), the third ruler of what is now Saga Prefecture in Japan. compiled these commentaries from his conversations with Tsunetomo from 1709 to 1716; however, it was not published until many y

Japanese historical book written by Kitabatake Chikafusa