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At Home in Japan
A Foreign Woman's Journey of Discovery
Series: Tuttle Specials
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At Home in Japan
What would it be like to move to Japan, leaving everyone you know behind, to become part of a traditional Japanese household? At Home in Japan
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What would it be like to move to Japan, leaving everyone you know behind, to become part of a traditional Japanese household? At Home in Japan tells an extraordinary true story of a foreign woman who goes through an amazing transformation, moving from a suburban lifestyle in California to a new life in Japan. She dedicates 30 years of her life as a housewife, custodian, and chatelaine of a 350-year-old farmhouse in rural Japan.
This astonishing book traces a circular path from where Rebecca began, to living under Japanese customs. It explores the basic day-to-day details of life in the house and village, through relationships with family, neighbours, and the natural and supernatural entities with which the family shares the house.
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At Home in Japan by Rebecca Otowa is praised for its immersive portrayal of integrating into a foreign culture while remaining an outsider, offering a thoughtful and enriching narrative. Reviewers highlight its vivid depiction of sensory experiences and cultural stories, celebrating adaptation and cultural fusion. The book is likened to a Tuscan memoir for its ability to capture the essence of a place and journey, making it a radiant and renewing read.
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ISBN: 9780804848718
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 June 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Illustration: approx. 90 b&w illus and 23 photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 425g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Rebecca Otowa has lived in Japan for thirty years, leaving her original home in California in 1967, and her adopted home of Brisbane, Australia in 1978, to strike out in this new life direction. She and her husband Toshiro have raised two sons and now live in a rural area near Kyoto, in a 350-year-old farmhouse that has been in the family since its construction (or perhaps more accurately, the family has been in the house). As well as writing and teaching English, Rebecca loves growing vegetables and roses, reading (with one of her four cats on her lap), sewing, cooking, and voraciously watching English-language movies. Her social life is divided between local volunteer groups and "the stage"--music, amateur theatricals and country line dancing. Her happiest days are when her sons return home with their families, and everyone is together again.
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