Guidebook To Japan: What The Other Guidebooks Won't Tell You - Softcover

Chavez, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932966021 ISBN 13: 9781932966022

Publisher: Gom Pub Llc, 2005

Synopsis

Guidebook to Japan: What the Other Guidebooks Won't Tell You offers a candid glimpse into Japanese society rarely found in books or media. Based on over a decade of experience living in Japan, Chavez guides you through the complex culture through essays, cultural tips (called "Sword Tips"), and useful Japanese phrases (called "Sparring Japanese"), to make learning about Japan as fun as possible. Over one hundred essays from The Japan Times, matched with two hundred links to Japan-related websites (from the educational to the bizarre), this book is a vast resource of information. Chavez tells you how to get to a naked festival, how to avoid the Japanese mafia, and how to order "Spaghetti-hold the seaweed." Learn the secrets of Japan in an entire chapter called "What the Japanese don't want you to know." You'll also find a special section on teaching in Japan: what jobs are available, how to get them, and how much money you'll make. In short, all the things you need to know, told by someone who has done it herself.

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About the Author

Amy Chavez is a columnist with the Japan Times. She has lived in Japan for 20 years. She currently lives on Shiraishi Island, a small island of just 600 people in Japan's Seto Inland Sea. She and her husband Paul run the Moooo! Bar on the beach in the summertime.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gom Pub Llc
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932966021
• ISBN 13: 9781932966022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 413