The Tuttle Publishing Company was established in 1948 in Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan and is today regarded as a premier publisher and seller of books rooted in Asian culture, language and history. Since its founding in 1948, Tuttle has published more than 6,000 books and today maintains an active backlist of around 2,000 titles.

Today, Tuttle publishes 150 new titles each year focusing on Asian languages, Asian food and cooking, gardening and flower arranging, crafts and origami, children's books, martial arts, Asian literature, games and graphic novels, Asian history and culture, health and fitness, self-help and Eastern religion, Asian art and collectibles, interior design and architecture, travel guides, maps, and business books. Tuttle products are available in printed formats as well as popular eBook formats.