Danshari (3 Volumes)

Hideko Yamashita / 永田良一 / 贾耀平 / 曲冰天津博集新媒科技有限公司Apr 2026

Rating 3.5
Word count
175K words
Chapters
117

Tags

Motivation and Growth Spiritual HealingEmotional BalanceDaily ReflectionsLife WisdomSelf-GrowthSelf Improvement

Summary

The new edition of *Danshari* is the definitive volume in the bestselling series by Marie Kondo—no, by Hideko Yamashita, the founder of danshari, whose books have sold over four million copies. With more than 50 percent of the content revised, it reinterprets the life philosophy that helps readers reclaim a lighter life. Both theory and practice have been fully upgraded: this one new book is worth the entire old set. To understand danshari, start here. A philosophy of subtraction that has deeply influenced Kazuo Inamori, Hayao Miyazaki, Zhang Defen, Yang Lan, Lin Xi, Li Bingbing, Ariel Lin, and others. With prefaces by Chen Shu and Sun Zhiyong (Zhibang Home), and a bonus hands-on danshari practice manual with real-life photos; scan the code for bonus videos. Dan means cutting off what you don't need; she means discarding excess clutter; li means detaching from attachment to possessions. *Housekeeping Danshari* is Hideko Yamashita's danshari guide written specifically for everyday tidying, teaching you to think through housework and discover the lifestyle and space you truly want, and to reshape a living style that feels comfortable and free. The book divides daily tidying into morning, evening, and weekend routines, with more than 70 real-life photos and over 80 hand-drawn illustrations to help readers grasp the essence of housework, turning tedious chores into a life ritual to enjoy through choice and decision, practicing danshari and gradually clearing your living space so everyday life grows lighter. This book suits not only homemakers but also small households where everyone takes part in housework. Housework is never one person's burden; it is a source of shared enjoyment for the whole family. *Kukai and Danshari* is a psychological self-help book that traces and elevates the danshari way of thinking. Reviewing the origins and development of danshari thought, it reveals the affinities between danshari's core ideas and the Shingon school founded by the ancient Japanese monk Kukai, and by recounting Kukai's lifelong practice, it draws parallels between the essence of danshari and Kukai's way of living, finding in a thousand-year-old Zen-inflected philosophy the intellectual foundation that makes danshari fit for everyday life.

Editor's review

This three-volume new edition pushes "Danshari" from a mere tidying method into a practical daily philosophy: the first volume restates the core logic of refuse, dispose, and detach with substantial revisions; the second breaks housework into morning, evening, and weekend rhythms; the third traces the spiritual underpinnings of a subtractive life back to Kukai's thought. Read together, the three volumes offer both a conceptual framework and concrete actions supported by photos and hand-drawn illustrations, letting readers clearly see how "choice and decision" extend from the wardrobe to the kitchen, time scheduling, and family division of labor. It does not teach people to throw things away blindly, but to use objects to rediscover what they truly need. It suits concentrated reading at seasonal changes, moving house, family role adjustments, or when life rhythm spins out of control, and also works as a family reading guide for tidying, turning housework from one person's burden into a daily ritual the whole family shares.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the first volume to build the conceptual framework of danshari, then practice item by item following the morning-evening-weekend rhythm in the second volume.
  2. After each chapter, choose one drawer or one time slot for a small practice, avoiding one-time massive clearing.
  3. Read the third volume after practicing for a while, to help understand the psychological and intellectual context behind subtractive living.
  4. Family members read the second volume together, assign housework, and adapt the book's routines into their own version.

About the publisher

天津博集新媒科技有限公司

Tianjin Boji Xinmei Technology Co., Ltd. is a publisher focused mainly on literature and general reading. Public information about the company is limited, but its catalog of nearly one thousand titles indicates publishing directions that include mystery and detective fiction, foreign literature, classic works, health, and Eastern philosophy. Representative publications include The Complete Dark Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, the works of Jo Nesbø, Nobel laureates John Steinbeck and Yasunari Kawabata, the collected works of Shi Tiesheng, and the healing books of neurologist Oliver Sacks. Its author resources combine foreign classics such as Poe, Steinbeck, and Kawabata with contemporary mystery writers like Nesbø, supported by translators including Cao Minglun and Lin Liren, reflecting a publishing profile that balances retranslated classics with genre reading.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 断舍离
  3. 推荐序一：做物质的减法，精神的加法
  4. 推荐序二：断舍离帮我们实现对家的美好想象
  5. 断舍离的奥义不只是“扔东西”
  6. 第1章 你之所以无法放手的原因
  7. 被困在水槽淤泥口的鲇鱼
  8. 我们生活在“事物随意渗入生活空间”的年代
  9. “不收拾”的深层原因是顽固的“物质轴”思维
  10. 因过度焦虑而郁闷的我们
  11. 断舍离注重的不是物品，而是空间
  12. 家里家外·情绪反差的痛苦
  13. “无法放手”的人有三类
  14. “舍”与“弃”的不同
  15. 人有“获得的自由”，也有“放手的自由”
  16. 第2章 这就是断舍离的工作机制
  17. 断舍离，就是扔东西
  18. 从切实能出成绩的小地方着手
  19. 有心无力时，先找“出口”
  20. 居所整体进行断舍离的要点
  21. 第3章 断舍离改变人生
  22. 一阵莫名的清爽感抚过心头
  23. 摆脱过剩执念，减轻心灵负重
  24. 获得深刻的智慧
  25. 提高选择·决断的精度和行动速度
  26. 清除闭塞感，疏通人生路
  27. 引导现在的自己做出最恰当的选择与决断
  28. “身体、心灵、生命”机制的回归
  29. 沟通力显著提升
  30. 比想象更怡然的人生就在不远处
  31. 第4章 断舍离，怡然生活
  32. 没有“出”，则难获自在
  33. 获得主体性的生活方式
  34. 抛开家庭关系的烦恼
  35. 遵守三大原则，收获怡然人生
  36. 断舍离，让人生处处自在怡然
  37. “搬”家，遇见新的自己
  38. 在必要的时刻，能获得必要的东西
  39. 恢复“呼吸空间”，获得自在人生
  40. 用心珍惜当下的人·事·物
  41. 不断地追寻“出”之美学
  42. 后记
  43. 家事断舍离
  44. 前言 其实我以前也总为家务活发愁
  45. 第一章 “家务常识”断舍离
  46. 常识1 “收纳”无法收拾好家
  47. 常识2 不为家务事后悔
  48. 常识3 “家务集中做”的陷阱
  49. 常识4 不需要特意做菜单
  50. 常识5 不“节约”
  51. 常识6 不考虑做家务的活动路线
  52. 第二章 从晚上6点开始的“晚家务”
  53. “晚家务”守则
  54. 维护保养守则
  55. 料理守则
  56. 善后守则
  57. 第三章 早上6点开始的“早家务”
  58. “早家务”守则
  59. 清扫守则
  60. 洗衣守则
  61. 准备守则
  62. 第四章 “周末家务”
  63. “周末家务”守则
  64. 保养守则
  65. 取舍守则
  66. 后记 家务里饱含的赞美之音
  67. 空海与断舍离
  68. 推荐序
  69. 卷首寄语（一）
  70. 卷首寄语（二）
  71. 题记
  72. 第一章 空海与断舍离
  73. 堆积在衣柜里的执着心
  74. 降临在高野山上的转机
  75. 对过剩采取“斩断”“舍弃”“离开”乃当务之急
  76. 初识空海与瑜伽的关系
  77. 注
  78. 了解原始佛教的宇宙观
  79. “身心一如”和“身与心的交汇点”
  80. 合气道忌“停留”
  81. 是偶然还是必然
  82. （参考文献）
  83. 何谓瑜伽
  84. 第二章 空海的一生
  85. 背负家族期望的空海
  86. 离开大学寮遁入佛门
  87. 作为遣唐使赴唐
  88. 回到日本
  89. 空海与最澄
  90. 日本真言密教的创立与社会活动
  91. 晚年的空海
  92. 专栏 关于《十住心论》
  93. 第三章 断舍离的精髓与空海生活方式的真谛
  94. “为何无法舍弃物品” ——来自断舍离的建言
  95. “心若存污秽，环境也混浊” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  96. “断舍离并非舍弃一切” ——来自断舍离的建言
  97. “不必舍弃欲望与烦恼” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  98. “向众人传播断舍离之大欲” ——来自断舍离的建言
  99. “从小乘佛教，到大乘佛教” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  100. “潜入断舍离的更深处” ——来自断舍离的建言
  101. “密教与断舍离的共性” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  102. “不再使用双重否定” ——来自断舍离的建言
  103. “美好的语言带来美好的人生” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  104. “审视关系至关重要” ——来自断舍离的建言
  105. “萌生一个念头：那该怎么办” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  106. “从自己实践开始” ——来自断舍离的建言
  107. “无欲则无法救人” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  108. “收纳术就像坐跷跷板” ——来自断舍离的建言
  109. “断舍离蕴含曼怛罗的力量” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  110. “学会发现机遇” ——来自断舍离的建言
  111. “空海在自然中找寻乐趣、磨炼感性” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  112. “改变思考维度的重要性” ——来自断舍离的建言
  113. “俯瞰全局，可消除不安与烦恼” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  114. “自问自答有助于舍弃物品” ——来自断舍离的建言
  115. “空海的断舍离——与最澄断交” ——来自空海生活方式的建言
  116. 卷末寄语
  117. 空海著作一览

FAQ

In what order should the three volumes be read? It is recommended to read the first volume first to understand the three concepts of refuse, dispose, and detach and the criteria for judgment; then read the second volume to apply the method to morning, evening, and weekend housework routines; the third volume involves intellectual tracing and can be read after practicing for a while to help understand the spiritual background of subtractive living.
How is this series different from ordinary storage books? Ordinary storage books mostly discuss how to arrange things neatly, while this series emphasizes handling the relationship between people and objects through choice and decision. It deals not only with space but also with consumption habits, time scheduling, and family division of labor, aiming to make life as a whole lighter.
Is the housework section suitable for single readers? Yes. Although the second volume unfolds in family scenarios, its morning-evening-weekend time division, item return, and process simplification ideas also apply to living alone. Single readers can skip the family division of labor part and keep the rhythm management methods.
Do the bonus practice manual and videos need to be used together? The practice manual and videos are supplementary materials; the main content remains the three volumes' text. It is suggested to follow the book's steps first, and consult the manual or scan the code for demonstrations when encountering specific tidying scenarios, rather than watching everything at the start.

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About the author

Hideko Yamashita Author · Japanese · 1954

Hideko Yamashita is the founder of the Japanese concept of "danshari" (decluttering) and a clutter-management consultant. Born in Tokyo in 1954, she graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Waseda University. As a university student she encountered the yoga philosophy of "danting, shating, and riting" and transformed it into a practical method of everyday tidying. Since 2000 she has held lectures across Japan to promote this idea. Her writing centers on home organization and lifestyle, and also extends to life choices and parenting, with common categories including inspirational growth, social science, education, and fashion. Her representative works include Danshari and The Power of Overlook, and 18 of her titles are included in the collection. The Danshari series has had wide influence, making "danshari" a popular term in everyday life.

永田良一 Author

Ryoichi Nagata is an author about whom limited public information is available; two of his works are currently listed: the three-volume Decluttering and Life (Danshari) and Kukai and Danshari. Judging from the titles and the common categories, his writing revolves around the life-organization concept of danshari—decluttering and letting go—and seeks to place it in dialogue with the thought of the Japanese Buddhist figure Kukai. This gives the idea a dimension beyond sorting possessions, pointing toward spiritual practice and self-reflection. His works are classified under inspirational growth and foreign literature, suggesting that readers may approach them either as practical guides to tidying life or as literature and thought. Overall, his writing addresses general readers and emphasizes everyday practice and shifts in mindset, giving him a recognizable presence in the life-organization genre. Because his nationality, dates, and biographical details are unavailable, this introduction makes no inferences and focuses only on the themes and orientation of his existing works.

贾耀平 Author

Jia Yaoping is one of the editors and authors of books in the inspirational personal-growth and applied-psychology categories in China. Public information about the individual is limited, and details such as dates of birth and death, nationality and educational background are unknown. Thirteen of the author's works are held in the collection, spanning inspirational growth, fashion and applied psychology. Representative titles include Danshari, Reliable: The Basic Work Skills Taught by Top Consultants, Hideko Yamashita: Danshari (5 volumes), Stress Resistance: The Rule of Rebirth in Adversity, and Household Danshari. Judging from these works, the content centers on tidying and storage, simplifying life, basic workplace skills and coping with stress. The writing is accessible and clearly structured, focusing on turning ideas into practical everyday methods for general readers who wish to improve their lifestyle and working state, and the books have a certain readership within the practical-life category.

曲冰 Author

Qu Bing is an author about whom limited public information is available; two works can currently be confirmed, Decluttering (Complete 3 Volumes) and Kukai and Decluttering. Judging from the titles and the common categories, the writing centers on tidying, letting go, and adjusting one's way of life, while also touching on the intellectual context of the Japanese Buddhist figure Kukai, giving it both a self-help and a foreign-literature dimension. The Decluttering series generally takes the clearing of everyday objects and living spaces as its starting point, guiding readers to examine their relationship with things; Kukai and Decluttering extends this theme to the spiritual level, drawing on ideas associated with Kukai to discuss inner order and settling the mind. Qu Bing's approach is practical and action-oriented, with plain language that grounds abstract ideas in concrete situations of daily life, suiting readers who hope to change their lives through tidying. As biographical and nationality details are unavailable, this note introduces only the subject matter and orientation of the works.