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2023 FOREWORD INDIES BOOK OF THE YEAR GOLD WINNER FOR TRAVEL
Observations 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 Sea—from Wakkanai in northern Hokkaido to Ibusuki in southern Kyushu—in 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.
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Japan's Railways
HOKKAIDO
1) Wakkanai
2) Asahikawa
3) Sapporo
4) Otaru
5) Shiraoi
6) Hakodate
TOHOKU
7) Aomori
8) Akita
9) Tsuruoka
10) Sado Island
11) Niigata (Joetsu-Myoko)
HOKURIKU
12) Toyama
13) Kanazawa
14) Fukui
15) Tsuruga (Obama-Fukuchiyama)
CHUGOKU
16) Tottori
17) Matsue
18) Izumo
19) Tsuwano
20) Hagi
21) Shimonoseki
KYUSHU
22) Fukuoka
23) Iki Island
24) Karatsu-Imari 25) Hirado
26) Nagasaki
27) Shimabara
28) Kumamoto
29) Kagoshima
30) Ibusuki
