Japan on Foot
Full details for this title
| ISBN-13 |
9780473199135 |
| ISBN-10 |
0473199130 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Showing available at publisher; usually ships 7-15 working days |
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| Publisher |
FineLine Press |
| Imprint |
FineLine Press |
| Publication Date |
30 November 2011
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| Publication Country |
 New Zealand |
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| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By King, Mary |
| Category |
Travel Writing
Asia
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| NBS Text |
Travel Writing |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
236 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 150mm
Height: 210mm
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| Weight |
40g |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
244933 |
Description of this Book
Japan on Foot chronicles the exploits of two "roving reporters" (one English, one Japanese) who set off to capture the spirit of Japan by walking the length and breadth of the country, a 15-month odyssey of 7,500 kilometres. Mary recounts adventures and meetings with some of the thousands of people they met along the way, including a professor who plans to resurrect the woolly mammoth, a farmer who maintains Moses was buried on his land, a Buddhist scholar who cares for what is reputed to be the mummy of a mermaid, and a marine geologist who believes that an Okinawan underwater structure is the ruins of a lost civilization. Japan on Foot explores Japan's off-the-beaten tracks, as well as some of its lesser-known myths, legends, history and culture. The two journalists also shed light on communities that live on the fringes of Japanese society, including the Buraku people and descendants of the Hidden Christians. A selection of photographs is included in the book. The foreword is by Donald Richie, an American-born author of more than 40 books who has lived in Japan since 1947.
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