Long before he turned his telescope on Mars, Lowell set out across Japan for the Noto peninsula on the Sea of Japan, a corner of the country then almost unknown to foreigners. He goes by the Usui Pass and Zenkoji temple, along new cliff roads and over mountain passes, by inland sea and fishing village, recording people and places with wit.
Elegant Meiji-era travel writing, dedicated to the Japanologist Basil Hall Chamberlain. Download the free EPUB.