Project Gutenberg 2001-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 165 Lowell, Percival 1855 1916 Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noto:_An_Unexplored_Corner_of_Japan Scanned and typed by Eric Hutton "Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan" by Percival Lowell is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles Lowell's journey to the Noto Peninsula in Japan, an area that was largely unknown to Western travelers at the time. The text captures his fascination with the region's landscape and culture through both his personal experiences and reflections, exploring both the beauty of the Japanese countryside and the idiosyncrasies of local life. At the start of the book, Lowell expresses his desire to visit Noto, sparked by a captivating map of the region. As he prepares for his adventure, he contemplates the mystery surrounding Noto, which few of his acquaintances seem to know much about. Accompanied by his Japanese boy, Yejiro, who serves as his cook and travel companion, Lowell sets out on a journey laden with supplies and a whimsical sense of exploration. The opening chapters detail his travel preparations, the challenges of navigating the Japanese landscape, and his musings on the significance of the regions he is passing through. The reader is introduced to his humor and sense of curiosity, hinting at the rich stories and surprises that await in the uncharted territories of Noto. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Noto Peninsula (Japan) -- Description and travel DS Text Category: Travel Writing 282175 2025-08-02T03:32:36.720731 text/html 281996 2025-01-08T01:05:58.057038 text/html 192026 2025-08-02T03:32:43.692698 application/epub+zip 194630 2025-08-02T03:32:39.752729 application/epub+zip 173256 2025-08-02T03:32:38.579714 application/epub+zip 366940 2025-08-02T03:32:46.353711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353378 2025-08-02T03:32:42.807725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259026 2022-09-02T04:59:48.204210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264999 2025-08-02T03:32:36.392776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257288 2015-04-04T11:03:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16915 2025-08-02T03:32:46.481668 application/rdf+xml 15939 2025-08-02T03:32:39.115700 image/jpeg 3808 2025-08-02T03:32:38.863777 image/jpeg 103449 2015-04-04T11:03:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 190931 2025-08-02T03:32:36.744737 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia