Those experiences expanded my understanding of the place I worked. Each good day made me feel interested all over again, and part of something precious. The story will be the same at Shinjuku Gyoen garden and any other major tourist attraction. If we were willing to recognise that about one another, or even ourselves, the world would be an infinitely nicer place. • Imogen Hermes Gowar is the author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, which was shortlisted for the Women’s prize for fiction

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2018 08:02 UTC