Off the Beaten Tracks in JapanObservations on the people, culture, and history of Japan from a long time resident riding the rails along the less travelled western coastline. This journey the length of Japan takes the reader off the beaten tracks to explore some of the country's remoter regions along the Japan Sea from Wakkanai in northern Hokkaido to Ibusuki in southern Kyushu in a fascinating mix of travelogue, anecdote, and personal memoir. At each of the thirty stops along the