Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Travels to the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafes (2016)

by Christine Mari Inzer

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Biography & Autobiography. Travel. Geography. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML:*A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen* presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes.** Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father in 1997, Christine Mari Inzer spent her early years in Japan and relocated to the United States in 2003. The summer before she turned sixteen, she returned to Tokyo, making a solo journey to get reacquainted with her birthplace. Through illustrations, photos, and musings, Inzer documented her journey. In Diary of a Tokyo Teen, Inzer explores the cutting-edge fashions of Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district, eats the best sushi of her life at the renowned Tsukiji fish market, and hunts down geisha in the ancient city of Kyoto. As she shares the trials and pleasures of travel from one end of a trip to the other, Inzer introduces the host of interesting characters she meets and offers a unique�??and often hilarious�??look at a fascinating country and an engaging tale of one girl rediscovering her roots. ***Listed as a 2016 Great Graphic Novel for Teens by the Young Adult Library Services Association… (more)**

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booklover3258 | Aug 12, 2023 |

This was a thoroughly enjoyable look at the author's return trip to Japan to visit her grandparents and reconnect with an aunt. She travels around Japan. The book is part journal, part travelogue, and cultural guide. It was a quick read, but I learned a lot and laughed some. The voice of the writer and artist is so compelling. I particularly like when there were photographs that completed the illustrations. (

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ewyatt | Feb 23, 2023 |

teen/adult graphic nonfiction (travel; Japan as seen by an American teen circa 2013)
very relatable for teens; nice artwork accompanied by photos and interesting travel notes. (

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

The first thing I've ever run across that didn't make me feel more like I never want to visit Japan. Probably because it wasn't super glowey and great, then all the sudden throws a terrible fact at you.
I enjoyed reading about a girl you went out by herself and saw that the land of her childhood was nice, but she would struggle to live there. (

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Wanda-Gambling | May 9, 2020 |

A really cute book that is more like a scrapbook than a graphic novel. There are cute illustrations and photograph and memories in this once self-published book. I liked it! (

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DestDest | Oct 11, 2018 |

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Each day is a journey, and the journey itself home.
--Matsuo Basho, The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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Biography & Autobiography. Travel. Geography. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML:A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes.
Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father in 1997, Christine Mari Inzer spent her early years in Japan and relocated to the United States in 2003. The summer before she turned sixteen, she returned to Tokyo, making a solo journey to get reacquainted with her birthplace. Through illustrations, photos, and musings, Inzer documented her journey.
In Diary of a Tokyo Teen, Inzer explores the cutting-edge fashions of Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district, eats the best sushi of her life at the renowned Tsukiji fish market, and hunts down geisha in the ancient city of Kyoto. As she shares the trials and pleasures of travel from one end of a trip to the other, Inzer introduces the host of interesting characters she meets and offers a unique�??and often hilarious�??look at a fascinating country and an engaging tale of one girl rediscovering her roots.
**Listed as a 2016 Great Graphic Novel for Teens by the Young Adult Library Services Association*

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