Japan with a First Glance

Writer Pico Iyer has spent more than thirty years in Japan, yet, as he admits, it still remains a mystery to him. Drawing together impressions from his travels, conversations, and personal reflections, Iyer has written an unexpectedly poetic book—with precise, concise, and insightful sketches of Japanese culture. He shares stories of his wanderings, as if he were invisibly moving from a meditation hall to a love hotel, from West Point to Kyoto—recalling a meeting with Meryl Streep and observing how the service industry works. This audiobook is sure to spark interest in those who know little about Japan, and will remind those who have already had a chance to touch its culture of its enduring allure.