Hokkaido
Fay, Tom (Travel writer)2024
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A guide to Hokkaido, Japan's second-largest island and northernmost prefecture. Home to under 5% of the country's population, this is a land of vast, wild expanses that demands exploration at any time of year - and feels a world away from Tokyo. Penned by an outdoors-loving travel writer resident in Japan, this guide delves far deeper into this frontier land than country-wide guidebooks can possibly do. Author Tom Fay provides detailed coverage of the island's history, unique wildlife, local food, the Ainu (indigenous people), outdoor activities, skiing logistics, hiking courses and the practicalities of visiting in winter, when deep snow carpets the ground and the sea turns to ice. Hokkaido's varied landscapes include remote mountain ranges, fertile lowland plains, sweeping forests and enormous wetlands home to rare birds and other wildlife.
Main title:
Hokkaido / Tom Fay.
Author:
Fay, Tom (Travel writer), author
Imprint:
UK : Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, 2024.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781804690994 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
915.240452915.2404
Language:
English
BRN:
2433891