What is the best book on Japanese culture that is easy and fun to read?

Question

Thanks for your help

Answer 1

You could try Joe Joseph: The Japanese: Strange But Not Strangers.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Japanese-Strange...

Its fun and certainly easy to read, though it gives very much an 'outsiders' view of Japanese culture, rather than an in-depth sociological analysis.

Answer 2

One that you might enjoy would be "Shogun" by James Clavell. It was made into a Richard Chamberlain mini series in the '80's. But the book is much better, as usual.