It's Japan-eve. We've read all the guidebooks multiple times, but still don't know how to navigate Tokyo. So I guess we'll have to wing it when we arrive.
Scott has also read several histories of Japan. Liv has read a few picture books about Japan. I read "The Search for Wa in Japanland." It's a sort of "Eat, Pray, Love" of Japan, but without the love part. The author decided to move to Japan to (a) figure out the meaning of life; (b) do some judo (she had a black belt); and (c) make a film about unusual cultural practices in Japan. She did a great job of getting into the culture by living with a Japanese family and traveling to unusual places where she got access to things many westerners would never see. For example, she became good friends with a Brazilian guy who had joined an ancient sword-making family. And she went to a training camp for retired businessmen to "find themselves."
You'll notice that Tor hasn't read anything. We're hoping his curiosity will kick in upon arrival!
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