Tokyo’s Mystery Deepens

Tokyo Moments

What happens when large bugs get trapped on crowded Tokyo trains? How does allergy season affect Tokyo’s millions? Ever wonder why Japanese love to take photos together or how everyone feels during rainy season? How is Tokyo made so compact and made as much from imagination as from concrete and steel?

Tokyo life is equal parts trial and joy. This collection offers up essential skills for living in the vastest, most crowded city in the world—sweating politely, suffering noise and glancing in mirrors–and muses over the minutest of daily details—window flowers, eye contact and small gestures of thanks.

If you’re traveling to Tokyo, these essays point toward the undercurrents of life and if you’ve ever considered visiting Tokyo, these essays will give you more reasons to go. If you live in Tokyo, you know all this, but you can always know it again. Tokyo’s Mystery Deepens taps into the enigmatic sides of Tokyo with humor, delicacy and a large dose of healthy confusion.

What People Are Saying

“This little book of short, easy to read essays delivers to its readers an education about the cultural variances between Americans and Tokyoites.”  — Luxury Reading Blog

 “As chapters flow through Tokyo cultural experiences, readers receive a rare glimpse of the structure and nature of Tokyo's underlying psyche. It's a powerful, intimate consideration of many aspects of Japanese culture that is difficult to locate elsewhere.” — Midwest Book Review

 “Could one have a better guide? Anyone planning to work and live in Tokyo for a period of time will find Pronko indispensable.” — BookReview.com 

“This book sparkles and succeeds as a love letter of sorts to Tokyo. The author’s writing is a joy to read, with wonderful phrasing and vivid descriptions.” — OnlineBookClub

Awards

Gold Award for Creative Non-Fiction (eLit Awards)
Silver Award for Travel Essay (eLit Awards)