Eight Million Ways to Happiness

Eight Million Ways to Happiness is a timely and moving pilgrimage through Japan’s ancient spiritual traditions. As she navigates the terrain of her own grief in the wake of her mother’s death, Hiroko Yoda shows us how we might ease our own suffering and reawaken a profound appreciation of the beauty of the world – RUTH OZEKI, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of A Tale for the Time BeingA beautiful exploration of Japanese spirituality. With wise insights and meditative personal stories, Yoda inspires us all to be more intimately connected with nature – and with ourselves – SHUNMYO MASUNO, author of The Art of Simple Living

Hiroko Yoda was born and raised in Tokyo. She is a certified Shinto cultural historian, an experienced Miko shrine-dancer and a lifelong practitioner of Shinto. She served as the Tokyo editor for the lifestyle site CNNGo from 2009 to 2012, and over two decades has assisted countless Japanese creators in the video game, manga, anime, toy and film industries convey their artistic visions abroad. She has written popular pieces on Marie Kondo and Shinzo Abe for the New Yorker, and has also contributed to Vice. She lives in Tokyo.