A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

"Arguably the greatest living travel writer" (Outside magazine), Pico Iyer has called Japan home for more than three decades. But, as he is the first to admit, the country remains an enigma even to its long-term residents. In A Beginner's Guide to Japan, Iyer draws on his years of experience--his travels, conversations, readings, and reflections--to craft a playful and profound book of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. He recounts his adventures and observations as he travels from a meditation hall to a love hotel, from West Point to Kyoto Station, and from dinner with Meryl Streep to an ill-fated call to the Apple service center in a series of provocations guaranteed to
pique the interest and curiosity of those who don't know Japan--and to remind those who do of its myriad fascinations.

Author: Pico Iyer
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/02/2020
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781101973479
ISBN10: 1101973471
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Asia | East | Japan
- History | Asia | Japan
- History | Modern | 21st Century

About the Author
Pico Iyer is the author of fifteen books, translated into twenty-three languages, and has been a constant contributor for more than thirty years to Time, The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and more than 250 other periodicals worldwide. His four recent talks for TED have received more than ten million views. www.picoiyerjourneys.com