Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set in Japan

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s prompt:  Books Set in/Take Place During X (Pick a place, time, era, etc. Examples: Books set in Europe/Italy/Australia/Chicago, books set in Regency England, books that take place during the 1900s, books set in imaginary worlds/post-apocalyptic/dystopian worlds, books set on the ocean, books set it castles, books that take place during WW2, etc.)

So, a few years ago I read a book that changed my reading. I picked up the book, What You Are Looking for is in the Library, and I loved it. I was hooked. I needed all the cozy fiction/translated/healing fiction. I am so happy that I read a book outside my comfort zone because now it is a favorite genre for me. These titles are a mix of books I have read and books on my TBR for this year. These are all set in Japan, but some of the others that I have read were set in Korea. It was hard to choose the setting for this post!

The Kamogawa Food Detectives || What You Are Looking For is in the Library || The Full Moon Coffee Shop

The Kamogowa Food Detectives made me so hungry. The descriptions of the food, the memories that accompanied these dishes, made this book such a delight to read.

What You Are Looking for is in the Library is still one of my favorites. I could revisit this one over and over again.

The Full Moon Coffee Shop was… interesting. It was not my favorite of these but it was definitely unique!

The Easy Life in Kamusari || Butter || Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

The Easy Life in Kamusari is a gentle easy read set in the mountains. I loved this little mountain village and its inhabitants.

Butter is completely different and I still haven’t read it. It sounds crazy and is based on a true story! It is “about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case”. It is on my fall TBR list.

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop was another slow, gentle read. And I learned there is a whole area of Tokyo that is known as Book Town that has hundreds of bookstores!

Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop || The Convenience Store by the Sea || Dinner at the Night Library || The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

These four are the tops of my list for this genre right now, with The Convenience Store by the Sea as the next up. I have a hold request in for it and I am waiting – hopefully this week! After that Dinner at the Night Library sounds fantastic for fall.

And that is it from me today! I look forward to visiting your posts all week and seeing what you all chose!

57 thoughts on “Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set in Japan”

  2. Kamogawa Food Detectives was SO GOOD! I keep hoping that the library is going to pick up book 2 …

    Many of these are on my TBR, so clearly great minds think cozily alike ❤

    And the cover for the Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop is *gorgeous* 😀

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  3. I feel like the popularity of this genre has exploded in the past years and I love seeing all the appreciation for translated fiction 🙂 I still haven’t fully sunk into the genre but I have enjoyed one and have quite a few on my TBR, lol. I’ve never seen that cover for Butter but that’s also on my TBR and I can’t wait to check it out. It sounds so intense!

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    1. It has really encouraged me to read more translated fiction. It has been a great way to sort of wade in.

      I have Butter sitting on my bookshelf and I keep picking it up and thinking it is time to read it, but I think it needs to be fall. I am not quite ready for it yet!

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  6. These are all new to my titles, but those bookshop titles look cozy and interesting! Definitely ones I need to look into (as if I need to add more to my TBR ;D). Thanks for visiting my list today!!

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  12. I’ve been reading quite a lot of Japanese books too – mostly the cosy ones that are perfect for the sofa on a wet Sunday afternoon – but also read Butter (very good) and have picked up a couple of detective novels (well written but with crazy twists). Thanks for some new titles.

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  25. Great post! I love stories that are set in Japan! I’ve got a few of these on my TBR, but now I’ve got more to add—thank you! The only book I’ve read from these is What You Are Looking For is in the Library which I enjoyed despite a few issues I had with it. Here is my review—with a spoiler discussion for those who have read it. I’ve also written reviews for other novels in a Japanese setting if you’re ever looking for more novels to add to your TBR. Again, great post, you got a sub from me!

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