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Abroad in Japan

The hilarious, Sunday Times bestselling memoir of life, travel, and adventure in the Land of the Rising Sun

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Abroad in Japan

Written by: Chris Broad
Narrated by: Chris Broad
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When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history?

Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that comes with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most mysterious and impenetrable cultures.

Spanning 10 years and 47 prefectures, Chris takes us from the chilling summit of Mount Fuji to the chaotic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident, a Japanese national TV experience gone horribly wrong and a week spent with Japan's biggest movie star, Ken Watanabe, Abroad in Japan is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.

©2023 Chris Broad (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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A chortleworthy look at the land of karaoke, cat fanatics and chocolate-coated fries.
From wide-eyed exchange teacher to seasoned youtuber, Chris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory, surviving earthquakes, North Korean missile alerts, cat cafe allergies and Love Hotel evictions. Endlessly fascinating! (Will Ferguson, author of Hokkaido Highway Blues)
Fascinating, fact-packed and very funny. Broad's wry humour, in-depth knowledge and adept storytelling make him an engaging guide to the bewildering Japanese experience. Accurately captures the excitement and dream-like disorientation of a foreigner discovering Japan. An excellent and enjoyable read for the Japan-curious. I loved it and learned a lot. (Sam Baldwin, author of For Fukui's Sake: Two years in rural Japan)
Chris Broad's wry, self-deprecating memoir carves a unique path across Japan bringing him into contact with far too many cats, heartening renewal in Tohoku, and even pizza with Ken Watanabe. This is a thoroughly contemporary book, a memoir of life in Japan that couldn't have been written at any other point in history. (Iain Maloney, author of The Only Gaijin in the Village)
This book seeks to unravel a culture that can often seem distant to visitors, charting his life over ten years and countless quirky anecdotes.
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It was such a fun experience listening to this audiobook. I never thought i'd feel this immersed into a slice of life kind of book and it just left me wanting more. Hoping for an Abroad In Japan Book 2 sometime soon if Chris ever decides to stop chomping on his camembert and gets to work (affectionate).

Massively entertaining!

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I have always been a huge fan of abroad in japan. This book is a bible for Abroad in japan fans. The stories were hilarious and heartwarming. The book is well written and well narrated by Chris

Loved the book! Amazing stories and apt narration

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I came through this book in a bookshop which I went for the first time. I liked how it was looking but I bought a different book. When I had the opportunity to have an audiobook I immediately bought this and it was the best narration of a book I've heard until now.
The last part of the book could've been even more wholesome but I thought it ended in a rush. Nevertheless a good experience hearing this. I would love to hear more untold stories in the author's life in beginning to mid years of him living in Japan.

Abode to Japan

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if you've heard of abroad in japan already then this audio book is a treat!

Exactly what I expected

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Reading and listening to this book feels like you're there with Chris as he makes his way through japan, day by day, month by month. Beautifully written and affable narration. 10/10 would recommend

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