I suggest trying Tales of the Otori trilogy by Lian Hearn, pretty interesting fantasy story that take place in a fictional feudal japan.

book 1: Across the Nightingale Floor.
book 2: Grass for his Pillow
book 3: Brilliance of the Moon

The Harsh Cry of the Heron is a sequel for the series that took place 16 year after the 3rd book just got published recently.Heaven's Net is Wide is a prequel that is schedule to be published in 2007.