PeterB reviewed Tokyo Ueno Station by Miri Yu
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3 stars
Tokyo Ueno Station is the story of Kazu. At the same time, it is also the story about the Ueno station park that houses many homeless people.
I think it paints an interesting (and depressing) picture of being homeless and how Japan deals with this crisis. These sections really touched me.
The story of Kazu however, was not really my cup of tea. Although it is well written, it's a struggle from one bad event to the next one and felt a bit contrived in some parts.
I did like the many references to Japanese culture and history. It was really lovely to learn a bit more about the history of Japan.
Overall, this is a good book that I would especially recommend to any one interested in learning a bit more about Japanese culture that you may not learn about in the average tourist guide.