Alan Booth (5 December 1946 – 24 January 1993)[1] was an English writer who wrote two books about his journeys on foot through the Japanese countryside. The better-known of the two, The Roads to Sata, published in 1985, is about his travels in 1977 from Cape Sōya, the northern tip of Hokkaidō, to Cape Sata, the southern tip of Kyūshū. The second, Looking for the Lost, was published posthumously in 1995. Booth also wrote a guidebook to Japan, as well as numerous articles on Japan and other topics.
ROADS TO SATA THE A 2000 MILE WALK THROUGH JAPAN Download Roads To Sata The A 2000 Mile Walk Through Japan ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to ROADS TO SATA THE A 2000 MILE WALK THROUGH JAPAN book pdf. Traveling only along small back roads, Alan Booth traversed Japan’s entire length on foot, from Soya at the country’s northernmost tip, to Cape Sata in the extreme south, across three islands and some 2,000 miles of rural Japan. The Roads to Sata is his wry, witty, inimitable account of that prodigious trek.
Biography[edit]
Booth was born in Leytonstone, London,[2][3] and studied drama at Leyton County High School for Boys. While he was still at school he formed and directed the Leyton Youth Theatre Company, for which Leyton District Council provided a grant and free use of public buildings for performances, including productions of Hamlet and Othello.
Booth studied drama at the University of Birmingham, where he became a prominent member of its Guild Theatre Group (GTG). Among the plays he directed for the GTG were Hamlet (First Quarto), done in Booth's version of Noh style, and his own translation of Racine's Phèdre, set in a samurai milieu. He also directed an open-air production of Marlowe's Faustus in Cannon Hill Park. He was a regular contributor to Mermaid, the university's magazine of students' verse, and won the Birmingham Post's Annual Poetry Prize.
In 1970 Booth moved to Japan to study Noh theatre, but soon began writing. For the next 20 years he lived in Tokyo and worked for the Macmillan Press, and as a film reviewer for the Asahi Evening News. He also appeared in the BBC Learning Zone programme Japanese Language and People, episode 6, 'On the Road', in which he was interviewed about aspects of life in Japan.[4]
Alan Booth died of colon cancer in 1993, leaving his second wife and their daughter.
References[edit]
- ^'Obituary: Alan Booth' (The Independent, 5 February 1993). Archived copy.
- ^http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baca88b87
- ^Booth, Alan (1987). The Roads to Sata: A 2,000-Mile Walk Through Japan (Penguin Travel Library ed.). ISBN0-14-009566-7.
- ^'On the Road' (BBC, 1991).
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南大隅町 | |
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Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 31°6′2″N130°45′23″E / 31.10056°N 130.75639°ECoordinates: 31°6′2″N130°45′23″E / 31.10056°N 130.75639°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture |
District | Kimotsuki |
Area | |
• Total | 213.59 km2 (82.47 sq mi) |
Population (April 1, 2017) | |
• Total | 7,646 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Website | www.town.minamiosumi.lg.jp |
Minamiōsumi (南大隅町, Minamiōsumi-chō) is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The town occupies the southern part of the Ōsumi Peninsula and its name literally means 'the southern part of Ōsumi.'
The town was formed on March 31, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nejime and Sata, both from Kimotsuki District.
As of April 2017, the town has an estimated population of 9,897.[1] The total area is 213.59 km².
- 1Geography
- 2History
- 3Government
- 4Local information
- 4.1Education
- 5Transportation
- 5.1Bus
- 6Other information
Geography[edit]
Located at 31 degrees north latitude, Minamiōsumi is the southernmost town on the Japanese 'mainland' (Japan's four main islands).
Neighboring towns[edit]
- Kinkō.
History[edit]
The town name was chosen from among ideas submitted by the public.
Town formation[edit]
- The village of Nejime became the town of Nejime on January 1, 1941.
- The village of Sata became the town of Sata on September 1, 1947.
- Nejime and Sata, both from Kimotsuki District, were merged to become Minamiōsumi on March 31, 2005.
Government[edit]
Town hall[edit]
The former Nejime Town Hall now serves as the Minamiōsumi Town Hall. The former Sata Town Hall is now a branch office.
Local information[edit]
Education[edit]
High schools[edit]
- Minamiōsumi High School.
Junior High schools[edit]
- Nejime Junior High School
- Daiichi Sata Junior High School
Elementary schools[edit]
- Kamiyama Elementary School
- Sata Elementary School
Transportation[edit]
Bus[edit]
Minamiōsumi is served by the Osumi Kotsu Network of buses, operated by the Kagoshima Kotsu Group.
National roads[edit]
- National Route 269
- 'Michi no Eki' rest area located at Nejime
Toll roads[edit]
- Sata Misaki Road Parkway, providing access to Cape Sata
Other information[edit]
Famous places[edit]
- Cape Sata, southernmost point of Japan's four main islands
- Ōgawa Waterfall
- Nejime Onsen
- Former Sata Medicinal Garden
- Wild growing Cycas revoluta, the so-called 'Sago Palm'
Events[edit]
- Misaki Festival (February)
- Dragon Boat Festival (October)
Famous natives[edit]
- Mire Aika (1964- ), actress
- Naoki Uchizono (1974- ), professional baseball player
References[edit]
- ^'Official website of Minamiōsumi Town' (in Japanese). Japan: Minamiōsumi Town. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons
- Minamiōsumi official website(in Japanese)
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