Hilarious memoir of a Brit finding Japan
Chris Broad recounts ten years learning to live, work and travel across Japan, from rural villages to Tokyo, through culture shocks and misadventures. A funny, observant travel memoir rooted in contemporary Japanese life and the surprises of being an outsider.
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Hilarious memoir of a Brit finding Japan
Chris Broad recounts ten years learning to live, work and travel across Japan, from rural villages to Tokyo, through culture shocks and misadventures. A funny, observant travel memoir rooted in contemporary Japanese life and the surprises of being an outsider.
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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING MEMOIR ABOUT LIFE IN JAPAN
WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG NON-FICTION AND READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2024
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When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake.
With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history?
Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it.
Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most complex cultures.
Spanning ten years and all forty-seven prefectures, Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo.
With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident, a mortifying experience at a love hotel and a week spent with Japan's biggest movie star, Abroad in Japan is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.
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Ideal for readers who…
- Enjoy travel memoirs that mix culture, humour, and real life abroad.
- Want an on-the-ground look at modern Japan beyond the usual tourist routes.
- Like fish-out-of-water stories about working and settling in a new country.
- Are planning a Japan trip and want context on everyday quirks and customs.
- Follow Abroad in Japan on YouTube, or want to start.
- About The Author
- Chris Broad is a British filmmaker and founder of the Abroad in Japan Youtube channel, one of the largest foreign Youtube channels in Japan with over 2.5 million subscribers and 400 million views. Over 10 years and 200 videos, Chris has visited all of Japan's 47 prefectures, focussing Abroad in Japan on travel, culture, food and covered contemporary issues through documentaries on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. His experiences have made him a sought after voice on life inside Japan, featured on the BBC, Tedx, NHK and the Japan Times.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781804992227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, (28 March 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 224 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 127 x 21 mm
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