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Photographs of 19th Century Japan

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444 points merothwell | 3 comments | 09 Apr 25 12:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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xandrius ◴[09 Apr 25 20:44 UTC] No.43637731[source]▶
And this stuff is why I love either super creative science fiction or travelogues (and the formers are hard to find).

You can try to imagine a brand new world or simply try to re-live our real and past world. To me that is even more amazing, as it often can be the door to understanding some things of today's cultures and/or discover lost little worlds.

Currently I'm going through this book of a guy who cycled across Central Asia and in Japan. The guy is sometimes quite direct in his writing (unlike other writers) but it's so interesting to experience the world of just 100-200 years ago through the lens of one living there. I truly recommend it.

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1. mc3301 ◴[10 Apr 25 00:50 UTC] No.43639555[source]▶
Is it "Around the world on a bicycle"? I, too, would like to know the name of this book. Sounds interesting!
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2. xandrius ◴[10 Apr 25 07:12 UTC] No.43641475[source]▶
Thomas Stevens, really an interesting character. He sometimes makes sweeping generalisations, which makes his writing even more real and not filtered.
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3. damnitbuilds ◴[10 Apr 25 12:27 UTC] No.43643127[source]▶
One suspects "Bloody hell, car drivers are selfish bastards" sprung from his lips a couple of times.