{"product_id":"kayak-and-land-journeys-in-ainu-mosir-among-the-ainu-of-hokkaido-paperback","title":"Kayak and Land Journeys in Ainu Mosir: Among the Ainu of Hokkaido - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy De La Rupelle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKayak and Land Journeys in Ainu Mosir\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52141120422119,"sku":"9780595346448","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/ac802a3ca4311e17a2e419ee7c87ed2d.webp?v=1780309249","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/kayak-and-land-journeys-in-ainu-mosir-among-the-ainu-of-hokkaido-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}