Chunky pocket book, Japanese texts with some English annotation and headlines/contents listings. Illustrations and photography throughout. Amazing piece of history in this great new edition.
"In 1976, Kazuhiro Ashizawa, the "evangelist of the outdoors," introduced backpacking systematically to Japan for the first time in this introductory book. This now hard-to-find "legendary masterpiece" has been reissued in paperback.
This book not only features abundant photographs and detailed explanations of equipment and techniques, but also explains the history and philosophy of backpacking. Along with "The Complete Guide to Hiking" (reissued in Yamakei Bunko in 1978), it is a valuable resource for understanding the origins of the outdoor movement of the 1970s. This edition faithfully reproduces the original."
