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After living in Japan for a few years I was really looking foward to reading this book and taking a stroll down memory lane. I couldn't believe how much of Japanese pop culture the author chose to leave out,not to mention this book is visually dull. For the money I paid I would have at least exptected "color" pictures. For other types of books this wouldn't matter but I would think if your going to write a book of this kind, ideally a comprehensive VIEW of popular culture in Japan, detailed photographs would have been nice instead of the minaturized black & white photos that show up every 2-3 pages. Besides if your going to write this like a coffee table book,you might as well throw some pretty pictures in.

After living in Japan for a few years I was really looking foward to reading this book and taking a stroll down memory lane. I couldn't believe how much of Japanese pop culture the author chose to leave out,not to mention this book is visually dull. For the money I paid I would have at least exptected "color" pictures. For other types of books this wouldn't matter but I would think if your going to write a book of this kind, ideally a comprehensive VIEW of popular culture in Japan, detailed photographs would have been nice instead of the minaturized black & white photos that show up every 2-3 pages. Besides if your going to write this like a coffee table book,you might as well throw some pretty pictures in.

I like this book very much, and can let foreigner know Japanese culture more and more, deep and deep.

I lived in Japan for five years from 1991-1996. This book is manna from heaven by a guy who knows everything. I recommend it for greenhorns FOB and longtime permanent residents of Japan. With over 20 years in Japan, Schilling certainly knows his way around!