Beginner's Guide To Japan

Beginner's Guide To JapanArguably 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

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