Tokyo Commute – Japanese Customs and Way of Life Viewed from the Odakyu Line

A. Robert lee was a professor in the English Department at Nihon University, Tokyo, from 1997 to 2011. He previously taught at the University of Kent, UK. His recent books include 'Multicultural American Literature: Comparative Black, native, Latino/a and Asian American Fictions' (2003), which won the American Book Award in 2004, with Mark Gresham, 'Japan Textures: Sight and Word' (2007), 'Modern American Counter Writing: beats, Outriders, Ethnics' (2010) and the 4-volume 'Native American Writing' (2011).

Acknowledgements; 1. Odakyu-sen; 2. Shinjuku Station; 3. Shinjuku; 4. Mukogaoka-yuen North; 5. Mukogaoka-yuen South; 6. Mukogaoka-yuen Platform; 7. January Monday; 8. Odakyu Notables; 9. Odakyu Line Sounds Familiar; 10. Train Notices; 11. Odakyu Commercials; 12. February Tuesday; 13. Odakyu Keitaispracht; 14. By-line, Setagaya Line; 15. March Wednesday; 16. Odakyu Day-out Sendagi; 17. Shimo-Kitazawa; 18. Bicycle!; 19. Odakyu Bike Interview - Toda-san; 20. International Interlude via Narita Airport; 21. Keitai Train Culture; 22. April Thursday; 23. Odakyu Tamagawa; 24. Station Sights; 25. Odakyu-sen, Yoyogi-Hachiman Eki; 26. May Friday; 27. Mukogaoka-yuen, Day for Night; 28. Odakyu Day-out, Hakone; 29. June Saturday; 30. Odakyu Commercials; 31. Odakyu Smokes; 32. By-line, Nambu Line; 33. Odakyu Bag Watch; 34. Seijo Times; 35. Odakyu Day-out, Yokohama; 36. July Sunday; 37. Odakyu Trains of Thought; 38. Train Signs, Train Sounds; 39. By-line, Tama Express; 40. August Monday; 41. Odakyu Day-out, Chiba; 42. September Tuesday; 43. Odakyu Lady-grooming; 44. Odakyu and Near-Odakyu Women's Hairday; 45. Odakyu Evenings-out; 46. October Wednesday; 47. Odakyu Day-out, Ibaraki; 48. Chikan! Odakyu Misbehaviour; 49. November Thursday; 50. Odakyu Blues; 51. Odakyu Men's Haircut; 52. Odakyu Day-out, O-Sumo; 53. December Friday; 54. Odakyu Store; 55. Odakyu Bookshelf; 56. Last Train; Glossary