Japan has a way of thinking that is just . . . different. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Tokyo-born journalist Lisa Katayama's collection of urawaza (a Japanese word for secret lifestyle tricks and techniques). Want to turbocharge your sled? Spray the bottom with nonstick cooking spray. Can't find someone to water your plants while you're away? Place the plant on a water-soaked diaper, so it slowly absorbs water over time. The subject of popular TV shows and numerous books in Japan, these unusually clever solutions to everyday problems have never before been published in English until now! Urawaza collects more than 100 once-secret tricks, offering step-by-step directions and explanations in an eye-catching package as unconventional as its contents.
'Armed with urawaza like these, you'll never need a store-bought fix again.'ReadyMade magazine
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Distributor: Hachette Book Group USA
Publication Date: 04-02-2008
Pages: 144
Measurements: 7in X 4.625in X .5in X .57lb
