Contemporary Realistic Fiction Book
CRYSTAL BUDDHA: Sake, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll in Tokyo
- A realistic novel by Jason Webb

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Is CRYSTAL BUDDHA: Sake, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll in Tokyo a contemporary realistic fiction book? It's certainly contemporary fiction, that's for sure, as I've only just written it. Is it realistic fiction though? When I started writing it, I didn't know that I was going to be writing something that might fall into the realistic fiction genre. I didn't even know that such a genre existed. All I knew was that I was writing a story about everyday, down-to-earth people that takes place in realistic urban locations in the city of Tokyo, Japan. It's certainly a realistic setting, as I travelled to Tokyo to research some of the locations, so I suppose that does make it a realistic novel. Frankly though, I'd rather let the readers and the critics decided such things as genre. To me, telling the story is the most important thing.

When I started writing the novel, I knew that I wanted it to present a realistic view of Tokyo and of Japan. I didn't want it to be stereotypical, and I didn't want it to have a fantasy manga or anime feel. I wanted it to be so realistic that you wouldn't know whether you were reading a true story or not.

As I'm primarily based in the UK, my work on CRYSTAL BUDDHA: Sake, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll in Tokyo required me to travel to Tokyo to research some of the locations around Shinjuku and Shibuya. I also took that opportunity to write some of the book whilst fully immersed in the Tokyo atmosphere as I stared out over the Shinjuku skyline. So, I guess it probably is a realistic novel.

CRYSTAL BUDDHA: Sake, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll in Tokyo is actually a combination of two of my favourite things: music and Japan. The story of a naive London rock band's trip to Tokyo, Japan to record an album and play a series of gigs was one that captivated me.

Tokyo has a fabulous live music scene around Shibuya, but also has a darker side in Shinjuku's notorious "adult entertainment" district of Kabukicho. This contrast of locations within the city gives an interesting edge to the story of Crystal Buddha, and I hope that it'll strike a chord with those who live in or have visited Tokyo as well as those who haven't.

I really do hope that you enjoy reading CRYSTAL BUDDHA: Sake, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll in Tokyo as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it, and I hope that you do find it to be "realistic fiction".

Jason Webb

In the summer of 2009, Jack Dempsey took his band, Crystal Buddha, to Tokyo, Japan to record an album and play some gigs. The trip was supposed to have been the start of big things for the four London rockers. The kids in Tokyo loved British bands and he was sure that Crystal Buddha would win them over.

What Jack hadn't bargained on was attracting the attention of some of Tokyo's criminal element. However, before long, he'd discovered just how persistent these underworld operators could be when there was something they wanted.

The incidents that followed would take Jack from the streets of Shibuya to Shinjuku's notorious Kabukicho district as they threatened not only the the future of Crystal Buddha and the album, but also the safety of the band members themselves.

"Tells it how it really happened" - Jack Dempsey - Crystal Buddha

"A good lesson for all bands" - Yoyogi Park Rangers

"Crystal Buddha rock!" - Shinji Ibuka

"Have you seen my rucksack?" - Kari Lacey - Crystal Buddha

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