Windows on Japan: A Walk Through Place and Perception

Windows on Japan is a deeply insightful commentary that alternates chapters of physical travel with 'travel' through perception about Japan, and challenges the logic of much Western thought about the country that perplexes as much as it pleases.
The author walked a route that connects the ports of Niigata and Yokohama and from these windows on the world considers perceptions of people and place. He also assesses the effect of Japan on writers from Jonathan Swift to Oscar Wilde, Shirley MacLa...