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Haruki Murakami is arguably
Japan’s most famous contem­
porary novelist. Fans of
Norwegian Wood (1987)
should visit DUG in Tokyo
(www.dug.co.jp), the bar
in Shinjuku where Toru
Watanabe sinks whiskeys
DISCOVER Japan Your Way protagonist of Kafka on the
with sodas. In Takamatsu
(p253), discover why Nakata,
Shore (2002), described the
city as “udon central.”

A still from a television
adaptation of Murakami’s

JAPAN ON novel Norwegian Wood
PAGE AND SCREEN

With its awe-inspiring scenery and unique ways of life, it’s little wonder
that Japan has captured the imagination of so many great writers and
filmmakers. Follow the trail of your favourite books and movies to see
the sights behind the set and pen.

TOP ESSENTIAL Be Spirited Away
5 JAPANESE For many, the quintessential Japanese
FILMS filmmaker is Hayao Miyazaki, cofounder
of Studio Ghibli. Step into the animator’s
imagination at Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum (p143),
Late Spring (1949)
with its recreated sets, original sketches, and
Looks at the relationship showreels of his films. For full immersion, why
between a widowed
father and his daughter. not visit one of the real­life spots that inspired
Miyazaki’s fantastical worlds? The bathhouse
Rashomon (1950) in Spirited Away is said to be modeled on
Different characters Dogo Onsen Honkan in Matsuyama (p256).
give conflicting versions
of events in this thriller.
Tampopo (1985)
A “ramen” version of a
spaghetti Western.
Spirited Away (2000)
The tale of a little girl
who is magicked into
the spirit world.
Our Little Sister (2015)
Three sisters invite
their younger half­
sister to live with them.

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