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2024: A taxi driver in Tokyo collects the stories of this passengers
Goodnight Tokyo
What you need to know before your trail
Set in the early hours of the morning in and around Tokyo, this ingeniously constructed English language debut is an energetic fresco of nocturnal existence. Hailed as a mélange of Agatha Christie, Teju Cole, and Hieronymus Bosch, Goodnight Tokyo is a compelling reflection on human relationships in modern-day metropolises at the intersection of isolation and intimacy.
Matsui is the driver of a taxi the colour of the night sky. Every night between the hours of 1 am and 4.30 am, when Tokyo’s eccentrics and insomniacs emerge, he guides his taxi around the streets of Tokyo, collecting passengers and their stories.
Travel Guide
Tokyo
Set over several nights, between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., in and around Tokyo, this mind-blowingly constructed book is an elaborate, energetic fresco of human nocturnal existence in all its mystery.
Goodnight Tokyo offers readers a unique and intimate take on Tokyo as seen through the eyes of a large cast of colorful characters
Haydn Trowell described Goodnight Tokyo as ‘simultaneously a whimsical, eccentric ode to the nocturnal rhythms of one of the world’s largest cities and a vivid illustration of urban solitude and the search for connection and meaning.’
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Destination/location: Tokyo Author/guide: Atsuhiro Yoshida Departure Time: 2024
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