Rebecca Otowa was born in California, and studied Japanese language and culture at the University of Queensland in Australia. In 1978 she went to Japan, and never left. She graduated from Otani University in Kyoto, with an MA in Buddhism. She has been a translator, columnist, and has organized two shows of her paintings.
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From the unique standpoint of an American woman who married into a Japanese family and has lived in Japan for more than thirty years, Rebecca Otowa weaves enchanting tales of her adopted home that portray the perspective of both the Japanese and the forei... SEE MORE