Abroad in Japan

<b>THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER</b> <p/><b>'Chris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory..Endlessly fascinating!'</b><br>Will Ferguson author of <i>Hokkaido Highway Blues</i> <p/><b>'Carves a unique path across Japan bringing him into contact with far too many cats heartening renewal in Tohoku and even pizza with Ken Watanabe.'</b><br>Iain Maloney author of <i>The Only Gaijin in the Village</i> <p/><b>'Fascinating fact-packed and very funny..An excellent and enjoyable read for the Japan-curious. I loved it and learned a lot.'</b><br>Sam Baldwin author of <i>For Fukui's Sake: Two years in rural Japan</i> <p/>When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history? <p/><i>Abroad in Japan</i> charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most complex cultures. <p/>Spanning ten years and all forty-seven prefectures Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident a mortifying experience at a love hotel and a week spent with Japan's biggest movie star <i>Abroad in Japan</i> is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun. <p/>Number one<i> Sunday Times</i> bestseller August 2023. Cover may vary.