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A Geek in Japan - Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (2nd Ed) by Hector Garcia Tuttle Publishing | June 2019 | ISBN: 978-1-4629-2002-0 | ePUB | 76.4 mb Created specifically for fans of Japanese "cool culture," A Geek in Japan is one of the most iconic, hip, and concise cultural guides available. Reinvented for the internet age, it is packed with personal essays and hundreds of photographs and presents all the touchstones of traditional and contemporary culture in an entirely new way. This revised and expanded edition contains many new pages of materials on all sorts topics including Kyoto, Japanese architecture, and Japanese video games. It also features a guide to author Hector Garcia's favorite Tokyo hangouts and tips on visiting many "secret" places around Japan. Highlighting the originality and creativity of the Japanese, debunking myths, and answering nagging questions such as why the Japanese are so fond of wearing face masks, Garcia has written an irreverent, insightful, and highly informative guide for the growing ranks of Japanophiles around the world. About the Author Hector Garcia was born in Spain in 1981. After earning his M.S. in software engineering and working for CERN in Switzerland, he moved to Japan, where he worked on voice recognition software and later for Digital Garage, developing the technology needed for Silicon Valley startups like Twitter and Technorati to enter the Japanese market. He has been living in Tokyo since 2004. CONTENTS THE JAPAN FEW PEOPLE SEE CHAPTER 1: THE ORIGINS OF JAPANESE CULTURE CHAPTER 2: THE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND DISCIPLINES CHAPTER 3: THE UNIQUE JAPANESE CHARACTER CHAPTER 4: CURIOSITIES AND SYMBOLS CHAPTER 5: THE JAPANESE AT WORK CHAPTER 6: JAPANESE SOCIETY AND DAILY LIFE CHAPTER 7: JAPAN TODAY CHAPTER 8: THE WORLD OF MANGA AND ANIME CHAPTER 9: MODERN JAPANESE MUSIC CHAPTER 10: MOVIES AND TELEVISION CHAPTER 11: VIDEO GAMES CHAPTER 12: VISITING TOKYO CHAPTER 13: VISITING KYOTO CHAPTER 14: TRAVELING AROUND JAPAN INDEX EPILOGUE PHOTO CREDITS https://i.postimg.cc/GpDKHYH5/A-Geek-in-Japan-2nd-Ed.jpg