{"product_id":"the-roads-to-sata-a-2000-mile-walk-through-japan-9780141992839","title":"The Roads to Sata: A 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan","description":"One sunny spring morning in the 1970s, an unlikely Englishman set out on a pilgrimage that would take him across the entire length of Japan. Travelling only along small back roads, Alan Booth travelled on foot from Soya, the country's northernmost tip, to Sata in the extreme south, traversing three islands and some 2,000 miles of rural Japan. His mission: 'to come to grips with the business of living here, ' after having spent most of his adult life in Tokyo. \u003ci\u003eThe Roads to Sata\u003c\/i\u003e is a wry, witty, inimitable account of that prodigious trek, vividly revealing the reality of life in off-the-tourist-track Japan. Journeying alongside Booth, we encounter the wide variety of people who inhabit the Japanese countryside--from fishermen and soldiers, to bar hostesses and school teachers, to hermits, drunks and the homeless. We glimpse vast stretches of coastline and rambling townscapes, mountains, and motorways; watch baseball games and sunrises; sample trout and Kilamanjaro beer; hear folklore, poems, and smutty jokes. Throughout, we enjoy the wit and insight of a uniquely perceptive guide, and more importantly, discover a new face of an often-misunderstood nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141992839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Alan Booth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956418035893,"sku":"9780141992839","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_60c6cfdf-98f7-460a-a9ae-2199f7ab6514.jpg?v=1620220531","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-roads-to-sata-a-2000-mile-walk-through-japan-9780141992839","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}