This book is an excellent contemporary resource for anyone interested in dress of the period. Add to this that the settings also are recorded and it is a gold mine for anyone researching the period. A wonderful essay by a woman who is a full-time slave. This phenomenon characterizes ever-larger areas of work and private life. This is a fine book.
Some scenes are intense.
It was written with good understanding of women and real caring for them, despite the fact that in the book they are portrayed as helpless playthings of domineering men. Some of them may be difficult to find locally, some are currently out of print and some were only released in their country of origin. I have supplied some known Rare and Out of Print Book Sources as a starting point in the search for their location. If you are aware of any others with whom you have had success please email CrimsonLord so they may be added. It is jam packed with Japanese books, magazines and English books on Japan.