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Lost Japan

Lost Japan

by Alex Kerr

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

Originally appearing as a series of 15 articles in a Japanese magazine, long-time resident Kerr offers an account of the Japan that he knew as a child. It's a wistful account of traditional culture and change in contemporary Japan, combining travelogue, memoir, and journalism.  (JPN36, $14.99)


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