Riding the Trains in Japan: Travels in the Sacred and Supermodern East, 2 Edition

Riding the Trains in Japan: Travels in the Sacred and Supermodern East, 2 Edition
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Publisher : Transit Lounge
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9781921924378
ISBN-13 : 1921924373
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Book Synopsis Riding the Trains in Japan: Travels in the Sacred and Supermodern East, 2 Edition by : Patrick Holland

Download or read book Riding the Trains in Japan: Travels in the Sacred and Supermodern East, 2 Edition written by Patrick Holland and published by Transit Lounge . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving late in Kyoto Patrick Holland cannot find a room for the night. Homeless and disorientated and in a place where loitering is not encouraged his only solution is to ride the trains. The train journey is the starting point for a book that also describes travels through Vietnam, mountains in the Chinese Himalaya, lost cities of the Silk Road, mist-swathed cemeteries in Japan and the flat plains of Australia.


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