Walking Along the Ancient Tokaido Road: A Pilgrim’s Path: Adventures and Transformations, Vol. 1: Departure by Ichiro Asanuma begins in 2006 along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, stretching from Tokyo toward Kyoto. The narrative opens with the author setting out from Nihonbashi, motivated by recovery after...

Walking Along the Ancient Tokaido Road: A Pilgrim’s Path: Adventures and Transformations (Vol. 2: Insight and Memories) by Ichiro Asanuma continues the author’s journey through Japan with a thoughtful examination of history, culture, and modern society. Picking up where the first volume left off, the...

Walking Along the Ancient Tokaido Road: A Pilgrim’s Path: Adventures and Transformations (Vol. 3: New Beginnings) by Ichiro Asanuma follows the final stage of a long personal pilgrimage from Kuwana to Kyoto along Japan’s historic Tokaido Road. The book blends travel writing, cultural history, memoir,...