I have a lot of good memories of my first few years in Japan – sometimes it is good to read what other people thought of their first experiences.
This book was quite short (and free!) but was full of familiar moments. It takes place around 15 years before I arrived in Japan, and it was interesting to see what things were like back then. I have never been a huge fan of Tokyo – most of this book takes place there.
The ending of this book really hit me when the author got on a plane to fly back to his hometown San Francisco. I was very pleased to read in the epilogue that he made his way back to Japan, and spent most of his life teaching university classes before retiring back in the USA with his wife.
Like this author I was lucky enough to write down my memories of those early times – they are all right here on this blog. I’m looking forward to going back through them down the road.
Next I am reading Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
