Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (日本奥地紀行, Nihon Okuchi Kikō) is a travel diary written by Isabella Bird of her trip to Japan in 1878,[1] at the age of 47.[2] It was first published in two volumes in 1880 by John Murray, which later issued an abridged one-volume version in 1885 .
 The title page for Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, Volume 1, first edition. | |
| Author | Isabella Bird |
|---|---|
| Publisher | John Murray (original), G.P. Putnam's (United States) |
Publication date | 1880 |
It chronicles the trip Bird made with a Japanese interpreter named Ito in 1878 from about June until September from Tokyo to Hokkaido (then Ezo), and recorded such things as Japanese houses, clothing, and the natural environment in great detail, as they were during the early years of the Meiji Restoration. It also has many descriptions of the Ainu people.
A Japanese manga based on the travel diary, Isabella Bird in Wonderland, was published in 2015.
References
- Caplinger, William (April 1991). "An examination of Isabella Bird's Unbeaten Tracks in Japan". Japanese Studies. 11 (1): 44–48. doi:10.1080/10371399108521945.
- Webster, Fiona Isabella Bird’s letters from Japan Nov 4, 2001 The Japan Times Retrieved April 3, 2016
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