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My Mother is a Tractor
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My Mother is a Tractor: A Life in Rural Japan (ISBN 1412048974) is a 2006 memoir by Nicholas Klar. The book is written from the perspective of a teacher (ALT) on the JET Programme based in the small hamlet of in rural Niigata on the Japan Sea coast This tome is the most recent addition to a stable of books on Japan written by foreigners living there. Other notable inclusions in this genre include Learning to Bow by Bruce Feiler and Hokkaido Highway Blues by Will Ferguson. Despite the inclusion of a good deal of research, listed in the end notes, it does not claim status as an academic tome nor to be the final word on Japan. It documents the author's own fortunes (and misfortunes) as he takes off for, adjusts to, and ultimately must bade farewell to his little town in Japan. Written in quasi-diary style, it is relatively easy to follow and full of anecdotes and observations that punctuate the author's time in rural Japan. This book has been reviewed by Japan Visitor, The Crazy Japan Times, and Rough Guide Japan, amongst others. It is presently being utilised as a course text at Dokkyo University (Education and Culture) and Indiana University (US-East Asian Relations) References *Dokkyo University *University of Indiana *Japan Visitor * The Crazy Japan Times * *Author Website 
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