Loren Hinton is an American teacher and writer living in Saitama, who still can’t believe her childhood dream of being spirited away to Japan came true. She is a lover of much: anime, books, food, photography, traveling, and writing to name just a few. When she's not kicking back with a book or TV show, she's getting lost in the alleys of the city, searching for her next Tokyo obsession.
In the unspoken world of Japanese etiquette, even saying goodbye requires a little bit of time and finesse.