Hakujin: A Westerner’s Adventures in Japan

From street races at 4AM to sipping tea beside centuries-old temples, HAKUJIN is a fast-paced, funny, and heartfelt travelogue of one man’s journey through Japan—not just across its cities and shrines, but deep into its culture, contradictions, and charm.Armed with a beard, a backpack, and an obsession born from martial arts films and documentaries, Tom dives headfirst into Japan’s most iconic and obscure places. He meets monks, sumo wrestlers, ramen chefs, karaoke kings, a Japanese Tom Cruise, and even a Yakuza at a mountain temple.Each of the 20 bite-sized chapters reads like a vivid one part cultural discovery, one part comedy of errors, and one part love letter to a country that never stops surprising.Whether you’ve never been to Japan or know it like your second home, HAKUJIN is for anyone who’s ever wanted to step off the beaten path and into something real, strange, and beautiful.