{"product_id":"on-the-narrow-road-journey-into-a-lost-japan","title":"On the Narrow Road: Journey Into a Lost Japan","description":"Following the eight-hundred-mile trek of Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, this journey into a lost Japan explores the possibilities of an older, simpler way of life that still exists over three hundred years later.\n\nIn 1689, acclaimed Japanese poet Matsuo Basho set out on his last and longest journey to explore the remote northern provinces of his country. In a famous work of Japanese literature, Basho shares an account of his experience that is rich in strange, surreal, and comic encounters along the road.\n\nThree hundred years later, inspired by Basho’s writing and his appreciation of Japan, Lesley Downer sets off on the same journey the famous poet took before her.\n\nAs she walks, Downer encounters hitchhiking hermit priests, meets people who had never seen a Westerner, and dines on flowers and sauteed grasshoppers, leading her to discover a piece of Japanese culture that many believed had vanished centuries ago.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1476766886\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1476766886.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Downer, Lesley\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43874351185981,"sku":"BVV.1476766886.G","price":15.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1476766886-0.jpg?v=1792707782","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/on-the-narrow-road-journey-into-a-lost-japan","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}