Off the Beaten Tracks in Japan (eBook)

A Journey by Train from Hokkaido to Kyushu

John Dougill (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
Stone Bridge Press (Verlag)
978-1-61172-963-4 (ISBN)

Infos

2023 FOREWORD INDIES BOOK OF THE YEAR GOLD WINNER FOR TRAVELObservations on the people, culture, and history of Japan from a long-time resident riding the rails along the less-traveled western coastline.This journey the length of Japan takes the reader off the beaten tracks to explore some of the country's remoter regions along the Japan Seafrom Wakkanai in northern Hokkaido to Ibusuki in southern Kyushuin a fascinating mix of travelogue, anecdote, and personal memoir. At each of the thirty stops along the journey the author, who has lived in Japan for thirty years, goes in quest of the spirit of place, determined to highlight what makes it special. Mixing comments on landscape and culture, the author was inspired by Alan Booth and Donald Richie and brings a contemporary perspective to his writing. The text provides some practical information on travel by rail and railway lines, but goes into far more depth and personal observation than a conventional guidebook for tourists.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.11.2023
• Zusatzinfo: b/w photos with map
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: Adventure Travel • Akita • armchair travel japan • budget travel • foreigners in japan • japan railroad • japan sea • Kagoshima • Kanazawa • Niigata • Sapporo • touring japan • travel in Japan • wakkanai
• ISBN-10: 1-61172-963-7 / 1611729637
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61172-963-4 / 9781611729634