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      Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan

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      'A very gifted writer' BILL BRYSON

      Abridged edition

      It had never been done before. Not in 4000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Front from one end of the country to the other. Nor had anyone hitchhiked the length of ...

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      Product ID:9781841952888
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Hokkaido Highway Blues
      Subtitle:Hitchhiking Japan
      Authors:Author: Will Ferguson
      Page Count:352
      Subjects:Travel writing, Travel writing, Japan
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      'A very gifted writer' BILL BRYSON

      Abridged edition

      It had never been done before. Not in 4000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Front from one end of the country to the other. Nor had anyone hitchhiked the length of Japan. But, heady on sakura and sake, Will Ferguson bet he could do both.

      The resulting travelogue is one of the funniest and most illuminating books ever written about Japan. And, as Ferguson learns, it illustrates that to travel is better than to arrive.


      Imprint Name:Canongate Books
      Publisher Name:Canongate Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2003-06-05

      Additional information

      Weight258 g
      Dimensions197 × 130 × 23 mm