Description

""Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan"" is a travelogue written by Percival Lowell, an American businessman and explorer who visited the Noto Peninsula in Japan in 1884. The book describes his journey through the region, detailing his encounters with the local people, their customs, and the natural beauty of the area. Lowell provides a vivid account of his experiences, from his arrival in the city of Kanazawa to his travels through the countryside, including his stay in a remote mountain village. He also includes historical and cultural information about the region, such as its role in the samurai era and its traditional crafts. The book is an insightful and engaging exploration of a lesser-known part of Japan, and a valuable resource for anyone interested in Japanese culture and history.Toward the middle of the afternoon we reached a part of the coast locally famous or infamous, for the two were one; a stretch of some miles where the mountains made no apology for falling abruptly into the sea. Sheer for several hundred feet, the shore is here unscalable. Nor did it use to be possible to go round by land, for the cliffs are merely the ends of mountain-chains, themselves utterly wild and tractless.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.