A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observation

After thirty-two years in Japan Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both hauntingly familiar and the strangest place on earth. He draws on readings reflections and conversations with Japanese friends to illuminate an unknown place for newcomers and to give longtime residents a look at their home through fresh eyes.A Beginner's Guide to Japan is a playful and profound guidebook full of surprising brief and incisive glimpses into Japanese culture....See More