A Geek in Japan

The book is really carry "A Must Read" tag for all those who are passionate about Japan.

The book is fine, providing a decent overview of Japan. Why the low rating, well it needs properly updating - the non new sections contain a lot of obviously out of date references e.g. Kanazawa is not reachable by bullet train (it is). It didn't bother me too much as I wasn't using the book to actually be get around Japan but did raise a question mark over how much of the rest of the book is out of date - there were references to the internet only becoming a big thing recently. The other thing that bothered me was how repetitive some bits of the book were - with similar sentences in several chapters. Maybe that's because the intention was for people to dip in and out but it does make for tedious reading if you're reading bit cover to cover.

Bought this for a friend but I had a flick through all the pages. It's a lovely glossy attractive book with lots of bright, fascinating pictures to draw the attention. It seems to cover so much and I think it will be a great guide to getting a basic handle on Japan and Japanese culture, and the more I looked through the more excited I got about going there. Its got a bit of everything for everybody from history, technology, arts etc and has some recommendations and maps at the back. I liked that it also had some tips and information on habits and culture differences when visiting. Maybe not exactly a pocket guide when you're there but useful for pre-planning areas to visit and things to do etc. I knocked a star off only because during my brief flick there seemed to be quite a few typos/missed words?!

Bought for my nephew who is into animee. Perfect gift, a mix of bite size chunks and more indepth information covering different aspects on Japan accompanied by descriptive pictures/photos. Will now be purchasing for myself.

Bought as a gift but seems to contain a lot of different chapters and great variety of content.

Fantastic book very informative Great for homeed lots to learn fun vibrant colourful ❤️👍