A literary anthology of whimsical travel stories chronicles a variety of adventures and misadventures on the road and from around the world, in contributions by Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Pico Iyer, Tim Cahill, Danny Wallace, and Sean Condon, among others. Original.

Product Description: What is it about Japan that so beguiles foreigners? It is a small country and yet an economic powerhouse, a land of great natural beauty — from green-cloaked mountains to glistening rice paddies — a place of intricate arts and crafts and amazing cuisine, and home to a people whose kindness and sensitivity surprise westerners at each turn...read more

Product Description: The tales in this collection reveal the enig matic land that lies beneath the surface of Japan, a country that simultaneously delights, astonishes, frustrates and an noys travellers. '