Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko
Isabella Lucy Bird
352 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 1933330198
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Language: English
Publish: 1175410800000
AsiaAudiobookBiographyBiography MemoirHistoryJapanMemoirNonfictionTravelWomens
The first recorded account of Japan by a Westerner, this 1878 book captures a lifestyle that has nearly vanished. The author traveled 1,400 miles by horse, ferry, foot, and jinrikisha. Isabella Lucy Bird (1831–1904) was a pioneering woman adventurer who wrote many books about faraway places.