Review: Very entertaining
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2013
I am an expat living in Taiwan so I can relate to many of the incidents in this book.  Ben Stevens is an assistant  caretaker and groundskeeper for an ancient Buddhist temple.  His wife is the sister of the head monk and he has been able to convince the temple leaders that he can do this job.  This unique situation puts Ben in a position to observe Japanese people and culture through the eyes of a westerner.  He has a great sense of humor and gives a down-to-earth perspective that readers are not likely to encounter in other books or essays.