A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

About this book

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 Beginners Guide to Japan Iyer draws on his years of experiencehis travels conversations readings and reflectionsto 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 dont know Japanand to remind those who do of its myriad fascinations.