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On the narrow road
journey into a lost Japan
By Downer, Lesley
- ISBN
- 978-0-67164-047-7
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Summit Books, c1989.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1989
Three hundred years ago, in 1689, Japan's renowned poet Matsuo Basho embarked on a journey through northern Honshu. Guided by Basho's The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Downer duplicates his journey, searching for the yamabushi , "the hermit priests of the northern mo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
