Journeys in Japan - Season 14 Episode 14 With Isabella Bird — Part 2: On the Road to Tsugawa
British explorer and writer Isabella Bird arrived in Japan in 1878, a mere 10 years after the country opened its doors to the West. Accompanied by just one young man who served as both her interpreter and attendant, she traveled deep into the hinterland. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan is her highly praised travelogue of that journey. It is a valuable record written from the perspective of a devout Christian endowed with critical thinking, which smashed the fairytale image of Japan that had spread in Western countries. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, US writer Benjamin Boas traces Bird's footsteps, looking for vestiges of the Japan of 150 years ago. Starting from Kinugawa Onsen, he makes his way to the Aizu region and then to the town of Tsugawa, in Niigata Prefecture.
First Air Date: Feb 02, 2010
Last Air date: Oct 22, 2024
Season: 15 Season
Episode: 513 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 35.188
Language: Japanese, English
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Onomichi: Vistas, Cats and Steep Hillsides
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With Isabella Bird — Part 2: On the Road to Tsugawa
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With Isabella Bird — Part 3: On the Road to Yamagata
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The Soaring Dragons of Chichibu
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