Comments on: 13 Best Books by Japanese Authors to Read Before Your Japan Trip! https://theawkwardtraveller.com/books-by-japanese-authors-about-japan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-by-japanese-authors-about-japan Memoirs of an Ill-Equipped Tourist Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:17:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kay https://theawkwardtraveller.com/books-by-japanese-authors-about-japan/#comment-14411 https://theawkwardtraveller.com/?p=9190#comment-14411 In reply to LauCar.

Glad I could help! It started off SO GOOD and then….woof. šŸ™

]]> By: LauCar https://theawkwardtraveller.com/books-by-japanese-authors-about-japan/#comment-14369 https://theawkwardtraveller.com/?p=9190#comment-14369 Thank you so much for these reviews! Amazing job and so useful.
In your comment of “Out”, I totally can empatize with you when you said “It is a huge turn off for me in any kind of media (couldnā€™t get past the first episode of Game of Thrones woof). ” So I think this book wouldn’t be for me (or at least, I would skip that part if I ever read it).

]]> By: Kay https://theawkwardtraveller.com/books-by-japanese-authors-about-japan/#comment-11638 https://theawkwardtraveller.com/?p=9190#comment-11638 In reply to Anja.

Yesss a lot are quite short! I’m going to have to learn how to read in Japanese haha

]]> By: Anja https://theawkwardtraveller.com/books-by-japanese-authors-about-japan/#comment-11503 https://theawkwardtraveller.com/?p=9190#comment-11503 Great choice. I love that a lot of the Japanese novels are quite short, therefore less daunting to start. I am trying the Japanese 20th Century “classics” (Endo Shusaku, Tanizaki Junā€™ichirō, Mishima Yukio) right now – there are so many, and its just a start! Love the Japanese culture in general. I wish they sold more of these in English language in Japanese bookstores in touristy cities. I will definitely hit Book Off to at least look for them on my next Japan trip

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