Start with high-confidence japanese cooking books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Rice, Noodle, Fish
Matt Goulding
Aloha Kitchen
Alana Kysar
Super Sushi Ramen Express
Michael Booth
How to Cook Your Life
Dogen, Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
Japanese Cooking With Manga
Alexis Aldeguer, Maiko- San
The Manga Guide to Japanese Food
Hiroshi Nagashima
Japanese Cuisine. From Miso to Matcha
Inge Rylant
