Abroad in Japan

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

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Beschreibung:

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING MEMOIR ABOUT LIFE IN JAPANWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG NON-FICTION AND READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2024Readers love ABROAD IN JAPAN
'Undeniably the best book I've ever read' * * * * *
'Experience Japan without ever setting foot there' * * * * *
'A heartfelt, humorous journey into Japan and its culture' * * * * *
'I 1000000% reccommend it!' * * * * *
'A must-read for Japan enthusiasts' * * * * *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.Cover may vary.

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Über die Urheberinnen:

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 3 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.

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Produktdetails:

• Autor:in: Chris Broad
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.03.2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN: 9781804992227