A Person Goes to Tokyo - Popular Picture Book Queen 3

Author: Takako Takahashi
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: I want to go to Tokyo to achieve my dreams! I want to go to Tokyo to be a dazzling city person! I want to go to Tokyo to unleash my illustration creativity! But I can't find a job, my savings are almost gone, street scams scare me, and getting lost at night is terrifying to the point of trembling. Was it wrong or right to decide to go to Tokyo alone? Takako Takahashi, following her previous works 150cm Life and Living Alone for Five Years, newly releases Going Solo to Tokyo, a record of pursuing dreams and striving. With all her strength, she fights for survival, wiping away tears while bravely moving forward!
To realize her dream of becoming an illustrator in Tokyo, Takako Takahashi left her hometown alone and ventured into the big city. She meticulously describes her nervousness during her first interview, getting lost in the maze-like subway, encountering strange salespeople, and dealing with urbanites who dress to impress. Faced with an unfamiliar city life, she finds more hardships than joys, sometimes wondering, "What did I really leave my hometown for?" or "Was moving here a mistake?" This book portrays these feelings of joy and sorrow, anxiety and unease, through illustrations, leaving you feeling warm and amused. If she had stayed in her hometown, perhaps she would be living a different kind of happy life now. But thinking about it now, it's not so bad either!!