Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
An Account of Travels in the Interior, Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko
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Publisher Description
Nineteenth-century English traveler, writer, and natural historian Isabella Bird contributes this stunning narrative to the genre of early travelogues about Japan. The volume Unbeaten Tracks in Japan includes a series of essays recounting Bird's months-long sojourn in the Far East. Already a treat for fans of 19th century travel literature, the book is rendered all the more unique by virtue of Bird's perspective as a Western female traveling alone in Japan.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating
Isabella was quite the traveller...her adventures were really, really tough going. A great insight into pre-modern Japan, kind of shocking in some aspects. The visit to the Ainu of Hokkaido is particularly harrowing and interesting. Dated and sometimes quaint, a very good and valuable read.