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Tokyo

A travel guide that reads like a novel

Anna and Tsubasa went to school together in Tokyo. Twenty years later, they reconnect by chance and start emailing. With Anna living in London, Tsubasa fills her in on the culture she would have inherited had she never left. He describes a city where flawless organisation springs from the threat of natural disasters, falling asleep in a meeting is a sign of dedication, gift-giving is elevated to an art and letting your soy sauce touch your rice can see you cast out of civilized society. Can an outsider ever truly understand a Japanese? It’s a question that Anna, intoxicated by the new world Tsubasa is unlocking, throws herself into answering. This travel-novel is the ultimate guide to Tokyo.

Published by L'arbre qui marche, very chicly in French first, English edition to follow. 

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Rough Guides

Despite working for them for many years, Emily only ever worked on the On A Budget editions of the Rough Guides; she likes to imagine this was a life choice rather than a failure to move up in the world. 

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