Getting Genki In Japan: The Adventures and Misadventures of an American Family in Tokyo

By Karen Pond and Eden O'Neill

Book Overview

The unexpected gift of a favored bottle of shiraz from her husband leads to the adventure of a lifetime for Karen Pond and her family--moving from rural Maine to the largest city in the world: Tokyo, Japan. Getting Genki in Japan is a collection of illustrated travel and culture essays and musings of a Down East Mom's absurd and exhilarating adventures in the Far East. From bewildered and befuddled (and back again) to (somewhat) wise, these narratives recount a journey of cultural discoveries, experiences and the follies of a newcomer to Japan; including (mis)identifying food, (mis)pronouncing Japanese, (mis)pantomiming for necessities, and finally figuring out how to flush the Japanese toilet

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4805311762
• ISBN13: 9784805311769
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 7.0"