From the publisher Breathing with impressions and emotional experiences, imbued with vivid observations and colorful descriptions of people, places, events, stories, situations - the book "Japanland. A Year in Search of "Wa" captivates no less than Japan itself in all its diverse uniqueness. Director -documentary maker and free soul Karin lived for many years according to Walt Whitman’s principle “Always resist and never submit,” but... A serious passion for judo led the author to comprehend and understand “Wa” - a hieroglyphic word meaning the spontaneous achievement of harmony, behind which. she went to Japan. The year-long journey radically changed the author’s previous ideas. Is it possible to find happiness in unquestioning submission? Is persistence in achieving any goal, even the most seemingly insignificant, really necessary?