About the author

Liisa Stenberg is a Finnish author and designer who has lived in Japan during her study years and travels back to her “other home country” almost yearly. She has published two guide books about Japan. The first one is a cultural guide about studying and living in Japan, written in Finnish (Vuosi Japanissa, published by Finn Lectura, 2011). Her newest travel guide book, ‘A Café Lover’s Tokyo – A traveller’s guide to the best cafés in Tokyo’ is an indie e-publication that was written and designed from the beginning for tablet or e-book reading devices, allowing easy access to the information during travelling. Currently Stenberg is finalising her first novel, which is coming out in 2026 by Finnish publisher Docendo.

Stenberg divides her weekly working time between writing and design work. She’s at the moment employed as a consultant, who helps her clients design and develop meaningful and commercially viable digital services, apps and products. Her interest and work experience in both digital and printed publishing have also formed her as an author: for Stenberg the most fun part of writing guide books is putting it all together by creating layouts, designing brand and all the materials needed for her books. Stenberg loves working and spending freetime in café environment, so making a book about her favourite coffee shops in Tokyo or writing a novel in such an inspiring setting have been the most fun writing projects she has had.

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