2018.08.15
Åsa Ekström

[Manga] Hokuou Joshi: Swedish Girl Åsa Discovers Japan All Over Again Okinawa When I Met Yuuta-san(75)

The rest of Japan's even more mysterious than Tokyo! Åsa, a manga artist from Stockholm, Sweden, sets off to discover a side of Japan she’s never seen before. Her travels take her to southern Tohoku, Fukuoka, Okinawa, Hiroshima, and Kyoto. There are all-new surprises and touching moments in store for her every step of the way. Read on and discover the quirks of Japan all over again through Åsa’s eyes in this essay comic!

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When I Met Yuuta-san

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I think most foreigners follow the same pattern when they’re getting used to how safe Japan is. When they first get here, they’re surprised by it…but they start to get used to it eventually. Finally, they end up taking it for granted, just like Japanese people do!

See Åsa’s blog here!