What are we used to reading about Japan? Among the sighs and aahs over the soft pink sakura petals, bright red momiji leaves and outdoor hot springs, everyone talks about an advanced country and polite, hardworking locals. Isn't this an ideal world?.. But it is far from that. In her book, Katerina Padron dispels many myths about this “alien” country. The author will tell the story of a man who, as an orientalist, “taught” Japan and all its subtleties for five years, and then turned into a local resident, having lived and worked among the Japanese for more than thirteen years. “Japan has as many pros and cons as from any other country. And I wanted to talk about them honestly, based on my experience as an immigrant. Everything, as it was, about my mysterious, naughty and ever-different life partner. Only about my Japan.”