{"product_id":"9781804992227","title":"Abroad in Japan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Chris Broad\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eJapan | Autobiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment | Memoirs | Cultural studies | Humour | Travel writing\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages \u003cbr\u003e127mm x 197mm x 24mm | 224g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERChris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory..Endlessly fascinating!Will Ferguson, author of Hokkaido Highway BluesCarves a unique path across Japan bringing him into contact with far too many cats, heartening renewal in Tohoku, and even pizza with Ken Watanabe.Iain Maloney, author of The Only Gaijin in the VillageFascinating, fact-packed and very funny..An excellent and enjoyable read for the Japan-curious. I loved it and learned a lot.Sam Baldwin, author of For Fukuis Sake: Two years in rural JapanWhen Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if hed 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 Japans 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 worlds most complex cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning 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 Japans biggest movie star, Abroad in Japan is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumber one Sunday Times bestseller, August 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41332298055815,"sku":"9781804992227","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781804992227.jpg?v=1713347279","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781804992227","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}