'Chris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory..Endlessly fascinating!' Will Ferguson; author of Hokkaido Highway Blues 'Carves a unique path across Japan bringing him into contact with far too many cats; heartening renewal in Tohoku; and even pizza with Ken Watanabe.' Iain Maloney; author of The Only Gaijin in the Village 'Fascinating; fact-packed and very funny..An excellent and enjoyable read for the Japan-curious. I loved it and learned a lot.' Sam Baldwin; author of For Fukui's Sake: Two years in rural Japan When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience; was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history? Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories; this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most complex cultures. Spanning ten years and all forty-seven prefectures; Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident; a mortifying experience at a love hotel and a week spent with Japan's biggest movie star; Abroad in Japan is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.