Wow, with my friend, Didik's, help we found a used bookstore WITH ENGLISH BOOKS today in Kobe. Books are 100-500 yen and such a variety. I seem to be devouring books so this is a real blessing. I can find new English books at the bigger bookstores, but the selections are limited and the cost is about 1,000-2,000 yen each.
What a great find!
I also have been exploring Japanese manga (comic books) thanks to a company in the states that translates the most popular. These can cost from $9-$15 each. It's fun to read what the kids are reading. A lot of action ninja-type themes. There's some great artists and the same kind of wham-bam-zoom comics that you see in the states. The other cool thing is that they follow the Japanese format of going from what we would call back to front and right to left so that takes a bit of getting used to. It feels like it's stretching my brain a bit. Who knows.
Posted by maryinjapan
at 1:41 AM
Updated: Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:46 PM
