"I had been here before: I was going from being a mere \'interpreter\' to being a \'cultural interpreter.\' It was a dangerous path to tread." Walking Japan\'s ancient Inland Route in Search of a vague romantic notion, the author encounters a string of idiosyncratic characters, locals with a story to tell.
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Recording their stories, the author braids a travelogue deftly interwoven with his own experiences since he first set foot in Japan some thirty years ago. "I had been here before: I was going from being a mere \'interpreter\' to being a \'cultural interpreter.\' It was a dangerous path to tread." Walking Japan\'s ancient Inland Route in Search of a vague romantic notion, the author encounters a string of idiosyncratic characters, locals with a story to tell
