sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) *************** ATTENTION EVERYONE, I NOW HAVE ALL THE INFO I NEED TO OBTAIN THE BOOKS. THEY ARE ALL AVAILABLE FROM THIRD-PARTY SELLERS ON AMAZON.CO.JP. MOST OF THE USED BOOKSELLERS WON'T SHIP TO THE US SO A FRIEND IN JAPAN WILL SHIP THEM TO ME THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR MESSAGES AND HELP. ******************* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, I hope you can help me. I am searching for 2 books by the 62nd Yokozuna Onokuni. They are available only in Japanese. I am interested in purchasing them. His full shikona was Onokuni Yasushi but I don't know how his name (as the author) would have been shown. 1) (Autobiography, published in 2008). TITLE --- "Winning Even When You Lose." 2) (Baking book, unknown publish date) TITLE --- "62nd Yokozuna Onokuni's National Sweets Tour." Here is the baking book's title in kanji (第62代横綱大乃国の全国スイーツ巡業). --- from Wikipedia. Thank you very much! Edited November 2, 2023 by sumojoann Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yarimotsu 645 Posted November 2, 2023 Google Books has these entries under author 芝田山康 . Here's the baking book: https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/_/EuQjNwAACAAJ?hl=en This one appears to be a second edition of the baking book https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/第62代横綱_大乃国の全国スイ/hY5mQgAACAAJ?hl=en This one is the Winning Even When You Lose book: https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/負けるも勝ち/S_MmNwAACAAJ?hl=en&kptab=overview I can't see any obvious listings for them, but if you know of a place to acquire Japanese books, these links each provide the ISBNs to help you search. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Thank you, @Yarimotsu, for taking the time to look up this information. I really appreciate it. 第62代横綱大乃国の全国スイーツ巡業 I copied and pasted the the above kanji to the Search box on amazon.co.jp and found out that there is the original baking book plus a Volume 2. If you can read Japanese (if not, if anyone else can), could you please put the above kanji in the amazon.co.jp search box, hit Search and let me know --- 1) if I can have these books shipped to the US and if so, what the shipping cost would be (I live in Houston, Texas, USA 77059). 2) what the cost of each book is (The original book and Volume 2). I'm interested in NEW, LIKE NEW or VERY GOOD. Thank you so much @Yarimotsu, for your help, and everyone else who has taken the time to read this. I'm hoping to get these as Christmas gifts for a friend of mine. Edited November 2, 2023 by sumojoann Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 2, 2023 第62代横綱大乃国の全国スイーツ巡業 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 2, 2023 NOTE --- I posted the kanji alone to make it easier to cut and paste. Here's the Amazon.co.jp screen showing the 3 listings. https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=第62代横綱大乃国の全国スイーツ巡業&crid=2P9KOON5UL95I&sprefix=第62代横綱大乃国の全国スイーツ巡業%2Caps%2C1300 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 2, 2023 I just now clicked on the above link and then changed the language from Japanese to English. If I'm coming to the right conclusion, there aren't any sellers that will ship the original volume to the US (Buying Options came up with nothing). https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4532165687/ref=olp-opf-redir?aod=1&language=en Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Kinokuniya answered my email & said both books are out-of-print and they don't have any copies. I confirmed that they are available from third-party sellers on Amazon.co.jp, but I'm not sure if they will ship to the US. Having the book titles in kanji that @Yarimotsu provided really helped a lot. https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=負けるも勝ち相撲とは－人生とは－&language=en_US&__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&currency=USD&ref=nb_sb_noss Edited November 2, 2023 by sumojoann 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 2, 2023 (See edit on my first post). Thanks for everyone's messages and help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rokudenashi 344 Posted November 3, 2023 There are numerous Japanese package forwarding services who provide an intermediary address that you can use when the seller only ships domestically. You then pay a fee for them to ship the items to you when they receive it. I’ve used Tenso in the past for exactly this. I’m more than happy to help - feel free to drop me a message if you like. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 3, 2023 1 minute ago, rokudenashi said: There are numerous Japanese package forwarding services who provide an intermediary address that you can use when the seller only ships domestically. You then pay a fee for them to ship the items to you when they receive it. I’ve used Tenso in the past for exactly this. I’m more than happy to help - feel free to drop me a message if you like. Thank you very much for your offer to help, Rokudenashi. As it turned out, getting the books shipped to me here in the US wasn't the biggest problem. The bigger issue I'm contending with is with amazon.co.jp. It won't show potential buyers any listings from third-party sellers who don't ship to their particular country. I found that out yesterday. That necessitated asking a friend in Japan to look at all the listings instead of the few from sellers who do ship to the US. It doesn't matter if I'm looking at the Japanese version of amazon.co.jp OR the English version of amazon.co.jp. It knows that I'm not in Japan. To give you a perfect example, the listing for the Autobiography showed 2 NEW starting at 5,104 Yen, 7 USED starting at 5.99 Yen and one COLLECTIBLE at 8,807 Yen. But when I tried to view all of the choices, it only allowed me to see the 2 NEW and the one COLLECTIBLE, which of course were the most expensive. When I specifically tried to view the 7 USED, I got a message rejecting my request. I don't recall the wording but it had to do with needing to supply an eligible address for shipping purposes. And all I wanted to do was VIEW the 7 USED listings! I really want a USED-LIKE NEW or a USED-VERY GOOD copy from a seller with a good feedback score, so it is frustrating. A partial language barrier has sprung up between my Japanese friend and me regarding the details of the 7 USED listings, but we're working through it. Thanks again for letting me know about Tenso and those type of package forwarding services. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,858 Posted November 3, 2023 4 hours ago, sumojoann said: It won't show potential buyers any listings from third-party sellers who don't ship to their particular country. I found that out yesterday. That necessitated asking a friend in Japan to look at all the listings instead of the few from sellers who do ship to the US. It doesn't matter if I'm looking at the Japanese version of amazon.co.jp OR the English version of amazon.co.jp. It knows that I'm not in Japan. I always buy at amazon.co.jp with the address in Japan the books get sent to, I see all available books when I order from Germany (I usually buy when a book on my list is down to about 300yen including delivery). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rokudenashi 344 Posted November 3, 2023 I'm on amazon.co.jp now and seeing the following prices... Onokuni's Nationwide Sweets Tour New: 1540円 + 480円 domestic shipping = $13.52 total Used, very good condition: 1021円 + 300円 domestic shipping = $8.84 total Winning Even When You Lose New: 5104円, free domestic shipping = $34.17 Used, very good condition: 2200円, free domestic shipping = $14.73 You can then expect to pay about $30-40 to get it to the USA via Tenso's cheapest option. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,858 Posted November 4, 2023 (edited) On 02/11/2023 at 19:53, sumojoann said: https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=負けるも勝ち相撲とは－人生とは－&language=en_US&__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&currency=USD&ref=nb_sb_noss The link gives me only one of the 10 options at first, logging in I get all 10 (delivery to Chiba) Spoiler 負けるも勝ち―相撲とは 人生とは Paperback 3 ratings Used - Good ¥840 ¥240 delivery November 8 - 10. Details Add to Cart See more Used - Acceptable ¥599 ¥240 delivery November 8 - 10. Details Add to Cart Condition ◆◆◆カバーに日焼けがあります。カバーに傷みがあります。カバーに汚れがあります。小口に汚れがあります。迅速・丁寧な発送を心がけております。【毎日発送】 Ships from バリューブックス 【防水梱包で、丁寧に発送します】 Sold by Seller rating バリューブックス 【防水梱包で、丁寧に発送します】 5 97% positive over last 12 months 1145402 lifetime rating count Used - Good ¥1,080 FREE delivery November 8 - 9. Details Add to Cart Condition きれいな状態ですが中古品のため、ご使用に影響ない程度の使用感・経年劣化、キズ、汚れなどがある場合がございます。また、帯はついていません。丁寧な検品を心がけていますが、予めご了承いただきますよう、何卒宜しくお... 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sumojoann 1,271 Posted November 4, 2023 Thank you so much, @Akinomaki and @rokudenashi for the excellent information you have provided! It is all so helpful. After doing some checking, I think I will sign up with Tenso and have the 3 books I buy from amazon.co.jp shipped to the Japanese address they give me. They have a "consolidation" service so the 3 books I buy (probably from 3 separate sellers) can all be put in the same package that's shipped to me, saving me in shipping costs. Thanks again, guys! Because of all y'all's help, (including @Yarimotsu), a friend of mine is going to have a very Merry Christmas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
