The Oedo line also charts the course of contemporary development projects. The Yamanote line was completed in 1926, forming a circle around the places then seen as integral to Tokyo proper. In this respect, the Oedo subway is similar to the Yamanote loop line. I explore how stories that mix fiction and historical experience provide new ways of viewing the changes in Tokyo.ġ. In this article, I combine literary analysis and architectural history to examine the context of 4-Teen's publication and the awarding of the Naoki Prize. Ishida's eighth graders show hope despite an estranging cityscape, poor economic conditions and violence. Ishida shows the effects of Tokyo's transformations on teenage social norms and uses descriptions of urban places to reveal contradictions embedded in these roles. The 2002 Naoki literary prize was awarded to a book that reacts to both urban development and the problems facing Tokyo adolescents – Ishida Ira's 4-Teen. Concurrently, the Japanese media have featured articles on the escalation of youth crime and discontent, as well as the many forms of corruption that teenagers are exposed to in transformed downtown Tokyo. They also reflect the pattern of urban construction and destruction as well as the unobtainable desires promised by commodity capitalism. The new buildings stand in contrast to the sinking economy and are markers of the growing gap between rich and poor. It's a relief to be in a place where everyone looks like she does, but for some family members, and some media outlets, she's too American to belong there, either.During the past few years, the construction of luxury residential and commercial towers in neighborhoods along the Sumida River has accelerated dramatically, altering the social composition and cultural images associated with downtown Tokyo. There's an awful lot for Izumi to take in and learn, not the least of which is constantly being shadowed by the always-scowling but incredibly handsome bodyguard, Akio. She reaches out to her father through an old friend of his, and the next thing she knows, Izumi is whisked off to Tokyo to spend a few weeks at the Imperial Palace getting to know her father and the rest of her Imperial family. The signature leads to an online search that reveals her father is none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. One day while snooping in her mother's room she finds a love poem written to her mother and dated the year she was born. As one of the very few Asians in her town, she often feels like she doesn't really belong there.
TOKYO EVER AFTER is the story of Izumi, a senior in high school who grew up in a small town in Northern California never knowing who her father was. Themes explored include not fitting in or belonging, feeling divided by two different cultures, and everyday discrimination and racism experienced by Asian Americans.
No violence except some brief, mild scariness from guns and in a dark alley with someone getting too close. Lots of flirting and romantic dynamics but only a few kisses and caressing without detailed descriptions. There's lots of strong language like "holy s-t" and "motherf-ker." Older teens under the legal age in Japan drink to excess during a night on the town throwing up and hangover symptoms are the only consequences. Parents need to know that Tokyo Every After is a romantic coming-of-age story about a Japanese American girl who goes to Tokyo to discover her Japanese heritage and the father she never knew. Mention of a very minor character smoking.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.
Older teens and adults drink champagne and sake with meals and at parties. Consequences are limited to throwing up and hangover symptoms briefly described. Older teens drink to excess during a night on the town.
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