An extra special thanks to Kristin Matwiczyk (www.kmatw.com), who created the original version of the mammal head you see on the cover.
Many thanks to Aiko Ogata and Junjiroh Sumikawa for their translation assistance.
Also, to the city of Tokyo, without which the title of this book would only make partial sense:
To Toru, Rachel, Josephine, Shunsuke, Akiko, Sato-kun, Mamta, Suzie, Charlie, Bronwyn, Julia, Ruth, Tony, Tami, Holly, and Grant, as well.
And to you, the reader who heard about Tune In Tokyo through a friend of a friend of a friend of an ex-fuckbuddy or weed dealer and took a chance on it. I hope you had fun.
About the Author
Photograph by Rachel Lee Roth
Tim Anderson has done many amazing things in his short life. Well, two amazing things. OK, one thing that he did twice. But he’s got nothing on his older brother, who can play his teeth like a xylophone with his thumb.
Tim has been a waiter, a data entry clerk, a photocopier repairman, a freelance writer, a middle school teacher, and a depressed employee of the State of North Carolina. He hopes to one day be an underwear model/bookie. He is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was inducted into both Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society. These distinctions have yet to pay off.
Tim is an editor in New York and lives in Brooklyn with his boyfriend Jimmy and his cat Stella. He blogs at seetimblog.blogspot.com and plays viola in the band simpleshapes. His favorite Southern state is Hawaii.
