How the Japanese Live

Miyazaki and mountains, sake and the art of tea ceremony, technological revolution and parental competitions in decorating lunch boxes, hiking and the ability to see beauty in imperfection - this book will introduce you to the best of Japanese philosophy, culture, history, and cuisine and tell you what it means to live Japanese style.
.Japanese Yu Takahashi spent most of his life abroad. He was educated in the UK and built a career as a lawyer in London, Hong Kong, and New York. And, of course, he learned a lot about what other people want to know about Japan and how they confuse fiction with reality when discussing this country. Upon returning to his homeland, Yu Takahashi decided to write a book about what it really means to "be Japanese". He talks about all aspects of life, traditions, and ways of thinking of the Japanese and offers the best of Japanese daily philosophy for finding harmony in our lives. This is an illustrated tale of a Japanese person for non-Japanese people.