An alternative look at Japanese life history & culture Your Rough Guide or Lonely Planet book can tell who where to stay or what to see but how do you really get under the skin of Japan? In this book Ben Stevens explores the serious & the frivolous the history & the obsessions of a fascinating nation. Taking an A-Z walk through Japanese culture A Gaijins Guide To Japan looks at everything from akachochin bars to chikan (the weird blokes who touch you up on trains) geisha inari shrines karaoke omikuji (sacred lottery) & ending up at zen. With a fair sprinkling of celebrity mentions
- from David Beckham to soap opera star Yong-sama
- & handy guides to kanji & sushi this is the perfect book for the Japanophile in all of us. Ideal for readers planning a visit to Japan but also to armchair fans of Japanese culture.