BooksJapan travel book offers inspired insights via slow trains
John Dougill's honest observations and deeply personal style leave a lasting impression
A local train passes by a field of sunflowers -- and admiring photographers -- in Hyogo prefecture in western Japan. Author John Dougill opted for smaller trains along rural routes for his new travel book. © Getty Images
STEPHEN MANSFIELD, Contributing writer
January 4, 2024 08:00 JST
It seems as if I have spent my whole life traveling, either physically or in the library, the velodrome of the mind. Can travel destination literature, one of the best ways to experience the world, albeit vicariously, change a life, or at least reset its course?