Japan

order:
Hans Ulrich Kempski's "Red Sun Over Yellow Earth"
4.2

Hans Ulrich Kempski

Are these just some minor slip-ups or was this writer completely duped?

Red Sun Over Yellow Earth | 1956 | 4 months | China, Japan | journalism
Heinrich Schliemann's "China And Japan In The Present Age"
4.4

Heinrich Schliemann

Did the quest for scientific precision ruin this book?

China And Japan In The Present Age [Le Chine et le Japon au temps présent] | 1865 | 4 months | China, Japan | business trip
Yu Ying's "Go Out And Talk To People About Their Dreams"
3.4
Australia

Yu Ying

Does the Chinese literary world need to train tougher editors?

Go Out And Talk To People About Their Dreams (出发,和每个人谈一次梦想) | 2011 | 5 months | Asia | backpacking
Gunther Plüschow's "The Adventures of the Aviator of Tsingtao"
5
China

Gunther Plüschow

Can we really read about warfare as if it was just an adventure?

The Adventures Of The Aviator Of Tsingtao | 1914 | 1 year | China | war
Gregor Sieböck's "Wanderer Of Worlds"
4.6
New Zealand

Gregor Sieböck

Why is this book only for those who are really into environmentalism?

Wanderer Of The Worlds | 2003 | 5 years | world | walking
Heinz Helfgen's "I'm Cycling Around The World"
4.4
Brazil

Heinz Helfgen

What were German readers looking for in a travel book after World War II?

I'm Cycling Around The World | 1951 | 2 years | world | cycling
Matsuo Basho's "The Narrow Road To The Deep North"
5.4

Matsuo Basho

Does true poetry only flourish in the depths of the wilderness?

The Narrow Road To The Deep North | 1689 | 6 months | Japan | walking
Ji Xianlin's "Wandering Around The World"
5.8
China

Ji Xianlin

Are these travel memoirs worth reading, or has censorship ruined them?

Wandering Around The World (行走天下) | 1934 | 70 years | world | research
Fernão Mendes Pinto's "Pilgrimage"
5
India

Fernão Mendes Pinto

If this is one of the classics of Portuguese literature, why is it such a slow read?

Pilgrimage | 1537 | 21 years | India | ship, caravan