The first part of this work chronicles Hearn's early years in Japan when he wrote primarily about the appearance of his new home. The second part records the author's later years when he came to terms with the Japanese themselves and includes some striking descriptions of 19th-century Japan.
- ISBN10 0804820961
- ISBN13 9780804820967
- Publish Date November 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 February 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tuttle Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 360
- Language English