A Geek In Japan

Seeing as you’re browsing a site called Tokyo Otaku Mode, it’s a fair bet that you already have an interest in Japanese culture. In fact, you probably know quite a lot about Japan already. However, do you know what Naruto means in Japanese or why Japanese women cover their mouths when they laugh? How about just why blood types are so important in Japan? No? Well these and many other fascinating tidbits can be learned from A Geek in Japan. Originally written in Spanish and now translated into English, A Geek in Japan is a modern cultural guide from the pen of Héctor García – a Spanish software engineer who moved to Japan in 2004 and began trying to decode Japan’s rich cultural history through his Spanish language blog. Filled with fantastic photography and tons of great facts, this is a humorous and irreverent look at contemporary Japanese culture with more than a few otaku references thrown in.