Motions and Moments

Tokyo Moments

Motions and Moments is the third book on the fluid feel and vibrant confusions of Tokyo life. These 42 new essays burrow into the unique patterns intense moments of life that suffuse the city and ponder what they mean to its millions of inhabitants.

Based on Pronko’s 18 years living, teaching and writing in Tokyo, these essays on how Tokyoites work, dress, commute, eat and sleep are steeped in insights into the city’s odd structures, intricate pleasures and engaging undertow.

Included are essays on living to size and loving the crowd, on Tokyo’s dizzying uncertainties and daily satisfactions, and on the 2011 earthquake. As in his first two books, this collection captures the ceaseless flow and passing flashes of life in biggest city in the world with gentle humor and rich detail.

What People Are Saying

“A beautiful flow from one thought to the next.”  — Feathered Quill

 “An insightful author capable of seeing a deeper beauty in everything he writes." — SPR Review

 “A unique perspective that neither tourists nor life-long residents can offer.” — IndieReader

 “Captures the nuances Westerners find puzzling about Japan and translates them into digestible, vivid insights no visitor should be without.” — Midwest Book Review

“This is a memoir to be savored like a fine red wine, crafted with supreme care by a man who clearly has fallen in love with his adopted city.” — Publishers Daily Reviews

“Takes the sweeping size, bustle, and chaos of Tokyo and makes it small, introspective, and personal.” — Independent Publisher

Awards

Winner Best Indie Book Award
Indie Groundbreaking Book Independent Publisher Book Review Gold Award Readers' Favorite
Gold Award Global E-Book Awards
Gold Award Non-Fiction Author's Association
Gold Honoree Independent Book Publishers Association