Walking the Kiso Road
A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan
$48.01
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2015
Summary
Step back into old Japan with this fascinating travelogue of the famous Kiso Road, an ancient route used by samurai and warlords.
The Kisoji, which runs through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps, has been in use since at least 701 C.E. In the seventeenth century, it was the route that the daimyo (warlords) used for their biennial trips—along with their samurai and porters—to the new capital of Edo (now Tokyo). The natural beauty of the route is renowned—and famously inspired the la…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611801255 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1611801257 |
| Author: | William Scott Wilson |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 17mm x 17mm |
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“A gemlike book, brimming with sharp insights on the way Japan’s ancient past continues to inform its present… . A carefully observed and sagacious travelogue.”– New York Times Book Review
“A gemlike book, brimming with sharp insights on the way Japan’s ancient past continues to inform its present… . A carefully observed and sagacious travelogue.”—New York Times Book Review
About The Author
William Scott Wilson
William Scott Wilson is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. His best-selling translations include Hagakure, The Book of Five Rings, and Taiko. He is also the author of The Lone Samurai, a biography of the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi, and The One Taste of Truth, on the history of tea and Zen.
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