Japan Made Easy

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101 essays that cover everything from sushi to sake, sama to sumo For the average Indian, Japan is the land of the bullet train, zippy cars, and geisha girls, as also hard to understand. However, what appears to be opaque and insular to the world outside turns out to be a society that is friendly, intimate, and closely knit together when you get to know it better. In Japan Made Easy, Sandeep Goyal, an old hand at explaining the country, takes us on a joyous roller coaster ride through Japanese aesthetics, business, culture, food, philosophy, spirituality, and much else, to make this land of mystery and mystique familiar to us. With India’s rising number of tourists to Japan and Olympics 2020 on the horizon, this book is the best guide to a complex, nuanced and an utterly lovable country.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; 1st edition (25 October 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9353570077
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9353570071
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 500 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.98 x 21.59 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
Net Quantity ‏ : ‎ 1.00 count

Reviewer: ash
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very insightful
Review: Brilliant insights and easy and engrossing to read..must read for anyone dealing with Japan or Japanese..first ofnirs kind book kudos to the author

Reviewer: Siddhārth
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazon disappointed me, but Author cheered me up!
Review: I was very excited for this book but got disappointed twice, it was a 7-day delivery and second, does not look like a brand new piece!Giving 4 stars for the content, which is, diverse, rich, soothingly vivid and informative. There are many things to learn on just one page, you can get upto 12 notes in the introduction itself. In the ither words, this book is “Google for Japan”.Page quality is good, font is nice, feels good in hands, wanted to give 5 stars but nevertheless, to sum it up, not a pleasant experience from Amazon, but the content is a plush!

Reviewer: Nagendra Joshi
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Engaging and easy going
Review: Reading this book was pure delight . The writer delivers his promise of ‘making Japan easy’ in the form of 101 short essays divided into 8 sections. Through this book you can catch a glimpse of what life is like in Japan . For those interested in knowing even a tad bit about Japan and it’s culture this book is a definite go to .

Reviewer: Pari
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An Interesting Read!
Review: This book gave me a whole new view on Japan. I learned so many things that I have never been aware of. I really appreciate the author’s efforts in writing this book for us readers to enjoy and understand and explore something new.So, if you are interested in knowing Japan then, you must pick this one up. You will find so much to learn in this book from aesthetics to food and culture and the way of Life and much more!!! Do give it a read.

Reviewer: Nidhi S.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A book more than Sumo
Review: Japan Made Easy is not a usual book describing about the history and landscape of Japan. The book is a collection of 101 topics related to Japan. After reading the book you would eventually learn more than 101 words about Japan and Japanese people. The book is divided into sections such as business, aesthetics, spiritual, food, culture, sports, entertainment, etc. The author has judiciously chosen words to describe Japanese and their culture. I have a favourite topic from those 101 essays, which is “Kekkon” or marriage. “Marriage is an endangered institution in Japan.” I would say, it is not just Japan but it is endangered in every place in the world. There are ample of words to be added to your vocabulary. It isn’t necessary to finish this book in a go. You could read this book according to your preferences and interests in the topics segmented by the author. However, this one would serve beneficial in understanding the Japanese better as described by the author.

Reviewer: Khyati Gautam
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A really good book to know Japan.
Review: The book has been divided into eight sections – Business, Culture, Aesthetics, Food, Philosophy, Social, Spiritual, and Sports & Recreational. Through these 8 different aspects, the author has carved out a vivid image of the culture ingrained in Japanese and their reverence for customs and traditions. Each keyword is a term in the Japanese language which is further translated and then explained precisely by the author. The language employed in bringing out this piece of non-fiction is subtle and fine which contributes greatly to providing a rich reading experience to the readers. I was excited about reading the old but firm business ethics of Japanese. Their adorable aesthetic sense and class apart business etiquettes were something that convinces us of Japan’s popularity as a culturally polished country. I was moved by their respect towards old employees of a company, their philosophy behind ‘strategic withdrawal’, and culture of trying not to stand apart but blend-in which has made me appreciate Japan more. I specifically loved one term Wabi-Sabi which means the art of finding beauty in humility, imperfection, and profundity in nature. In all, the book is one of its kind as it educates about a country through its most important aspects. Also, the cover is deeply mystifying and evokes an aesthetic sense within readers. I absolutely loved discovering Japan through this book and if you want to do the same, do check out this one.

4.5

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