The Illustrated Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazō Nitobe

The Illustrated Bushido: The Soul of Japan

Inazō Nitobe

160 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy informative reflective medium-paced

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"Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than cherry blossom" are the opening words to Inazo Nitobe's Bushido: The Soul of Japan. It was 1900 and Inazo, a Japanese academic living in the USA, had been prompted to write the bo...

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informative 95%
reflective 50%
inspiring 37%
challenging 29%
adventurous 8%
dark 4%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 39%
fast 13%

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