Hitching Rides with Buddha
October 2nd, 2007 by quaisiIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
I’m reading an excellent book called Hitching Rides with Buddha by Will Ferguson. It’s about a Canadian who follows the Cherry Blossom Front in Japan by hitchhiking rides with Japanese.
In this way he gets a unique perspective on Japan from the conversations he has with his rides.
For example:
Japaneseman - Japan has 4 seasons
Will - Congratulations.
or
In Japan, people are often referred to not by their name but their role buy by the role they play. Mr Policeman. Mr Post Office. Mr Shop Owner. As a foreigner you play your role as the Resident Gaijin, like the town drunk or the Village Idiot.
It’s very funny and I highly recommend it.
Posted in Japan, Life in Japan |






October 5th, 2007 at 10:42 am
i’ll have to check it out!