Take to Sasa (Large and Small Bamboo) (1971) Front Cover Book Details Author Koichiro Ueda Subject Bamboo; Bamboo - Utilization; Bamboo Varieties Publication Date January 1971 Format Paperback (150 x 105 mm) Publisher Hoikusha-Tokyo Color Book Language Japanese Personal Details Index 43 Keep Yes Links Amazon Japan Product Details ISBN 4-586-50236-3 Country Japan Cover Price $7.00 Nr of Pages 153 First Edition No Rare Yes Notes I have a translation of this book. The Introduction reads: Bamboo plants grow all over the world. People have established a deep relationship to Bamboo plants, especially in Japan. People have also learned to use the cane from Bamboo plants for construction materials and landscaping as well as arts and crafts including tea ceremony items. The steel cable-like roots of Bamboo plants have held together and protected many parts of Japan from earthquakes and flooding. After the second world war aluminum and vinyl appeared and we temporararily lost interest in bamboo, but recently we are again finding value and beauty in bamboo gardening, construction materials, finish materials, small arts and crafts items. This boook describes different types of bamboo plants and cane, its character, beauty and different uses in 1971 in Japan. One of the authors, Koichiro Ueda (1898-1991) was Professor of Forestry at Kyoto University. He served as President of the Japan Bamboo Industries Association.