William Scott Wilson, author of Walking the Kiso Road

Amy  talks with William Scott Wilson, author and translator of over a dozen books on Japan and China. They briefly discuss a few of these including, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (by Yamamoto Tsunetomo), The Book of 5 Rings (by Miyamoto Musashi), and Cultivating Ch’i: A Samurai Physician’s Teachings on the Way of Health (by Kaibara Ekiken) before they zero in on the writing of Walking the Kiso Road. In this episode the author reveals a surprising fact about himself that we never knew before! (hint: If you like to kayak, you’ll definitely want to check this out). Recorded on May 31, 2019.You can see more of Wilson's books here: https://booksonasia.net/book/walking-the-kiso-road/And Issue 5: Hikes, Pilgrimages and Journeys in Japan here: https://booksonasia.net/category/issues/issue-5/Podcast Show Notes here (warning: spoilers): https://booksonasia.net/podcast/hon-podcast-5-william-scott-wilson-author-of-walking-the-kiso-road/#more-1889The Books on Asia Podcast is sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, publisher of fine books on Asia for over 30 years: www.stonebridge.com