Strange But True Stories from Japan

Strange But True Stories from Japan
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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 9781462900305
ISBN-13 : 1462900305
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Book Synopsis Strange But True Stories from Japan by : Jack Seward

Download or read book Strange But True Stories from Japan written by Jack Seward and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange but True Stories from Japan is a fascinating collection of vignettes, ranging from historical to the personal. Here you will be exposed to the goings-on of Americans serving time in Japanese prisons and the many who claimed the identity of Tokyo Rose. And learn about the bizarre habits of the eels that roam the Chikugo River. In this eclectic and, well, strange, book you'll relive-from a distance-Kamakura's hara-kiri bloodshed and discover the surprising fate of the armless geisha, Tsuma-kichi. Seward also weaves touching memoir pieces between chapters that recount hilarious instances of fractured English and shocking-to-the-average-American Japanese cuisine. Written with an eye and ear for the theatrical and for the rhythm of Japanese life, this delightful but serious romp through modern Japan brings Seward's wide and varied cultural and military background to center stage.


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