This isn't Japanese, but does seem to fit with the current reading-from-abroad theme. It's a collection of Buddhist verse and reminds me a lot of reading the Divine Comedy. This version is from 1975, the translation is interesting in itself.
I've been thinking a lot about Japan. And even more so since watching the newest Studio Ghibli film, which is brilliant. It inspired a revisit to Murakami, somehow I've managed to miss Norwegian Wood.
