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Kayak and Land Journeys in Ainu Mosir: Among the Ainu of Hokkaido
Contributor(s): De La Rupelle, Guy (Author)

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 ISBN: 0595346448     ISBN-13: 9780595346448
Publisher: iUniverse
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: "Kayak and Land Journeys in Ainu Mosir" takes the reader into Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The native inhabitants called this island Ainu Mosir, which means People of the Quiet Land. Guy de la Rupelle after having been to Hokkaido several times by motorcycle and meeting furtively these Ainu decides to take a longer look at who they are exactly and their current situation.

To give a sense of purpose to his journey he packs two folding kayaks in his car, all his camping gear and spends six weeks meeting as many Ainu as he can, camps and paddles in the lakes, rivers and along the coastline of this amazing island, certainly the last wilderness left in Japan.

It has been said that a good travel book is one in which the reader will discover new things as he travels with the writer. This is certainly the case. The reader will get a better sense of who the Ainu are through their voices as well as read about a part of Japan seldom written about by Westerners.
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Asia - Japan
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
Dewey: 915.240
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.65 lbs) 196 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Japanese
 
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Kayak and Land Journeys in Ainu Mosir takes the reader into Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The native inhabitants called this island Ainu Mosir, which means People of the Quiet Land. Guy de la Rupelle after having been to Hokkaido several times by motorcycle and meeting furtively these Ainu decides to take a longer look at who they are exactly and their current situation.

To give a sense of purpose to his journey he packs two folding kayaks in his car, all his camping gear and spends six weeks meeting as many Ainu as he can, camps and paddles in the lakes, rivers and along the coastline of this amazing island, certainly the last wilderness left in Japan.

It has been said that a good travel book is one in which the reader will discover new things as he travels with the writer. This is certainly the case. The reader will get a better sense of who the Ainu are through their voices as well as read about a part of Japan seldom written about by Westerners.
 
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