teen perspective on going to Japan

cross-posting from H-Japan by U.Mass East Asia librarian
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...One of my non-Japan friends brought me a book that she enjoyed called _Japan Ai:
A Tall Girl's Adventures In Japan / by Aimee Major Steinberger. Go!Comi, 2007.
ISBN: 1933617837

Aimee is a manga artist and cosplay fanatic. She and her friends go to Japan so
that she can visit the VOLKS doll company. Aimee experiences most things that
young people experience when they go to Japan: maid cafes, Akihabara, cosplay,
internet cafes, Takarazuka ... The great thing is that she illustrates each
scene with short comments, so it really brings the experience to life.