A Japanese Dreamer in America: Letters from Coast to Canyon
(著) 野々村誠
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[About the Book]
Why do people feel the urge to go far away?
Perhaps it is not simply to visit famous destinations or to change scenery, but to take a fresh look at their own lives.
This book is a record of one Japanese traveler’s journeys through cities around the world.
With a focus on the United States, and including Canada, Mexico, and Peru, the author recounts episodes from each place. Yet this is more than a simple travelogue. It is a chronicle of walking, losing one’s way, pausing, and moving forward again—much like a condensed portrait of life itself.
Work, family, aging, and social change—at each turning point in life, the author set out on another journey. By walking through cities, meeting people, and encountering history and nature, he quietly reflects on questions such as, “How have I lived my life?” and “How do I want to live from here on?”
For those who feel the desire to walk the world once more, or to view their present selves from a little distance, this book offers the romance and quiet inspiration of travel.
［Author Biography］
Makoto Nonomura
April 1947 Born in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture, later moved to Tokyo
March 1973 Completed master’s program at Tokyo University of Science
April 1973 Worked at a Tokyo research institute on pollution control and environmental issues
March 2008 Retired; afterward established the Evaluation Research Institute for Environmental Technology (ERIET), serving as director
Degrees & Qualifications
Doctor of Engineering, P.E. (Professional Engineer) in Sanitary Engineering, etc.
Publications
“Solo Man’s Half-Earth Cruise (Travel Voice Newspaper) ” (in Japanese)
“Analysis of Air Pollutants in Exhaust Gas and Fuels by Ion Chromatography” (in English)
“Read and Feel Like You’ve Traveled the World —Cruising the World’s Seas and Rivers—” (in Japanese)
“A Japanese Dreamer in Europe Letters from Coasts to Castles” (in English)
“Read and Feel Like You’ve Traveled the World —Walking the Cities of the World— (Asia Edition) ” (in Japanese)
“Read and Feel Like You’ve Traveled the World —Walking the Cities of the World— (Africa & Oceania Edition) ” (in Japanese)
“Read and Feel Like You’ve Traveled the World —Trekking the Mountains of the World and Japan—” (in Japanese)
“Read and Feel Like You’ve Traveled the World —Diving Edition—” (in Japanese)
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