JAPONICA BOOK REVIEW

Reading “Takaoka’s Travels” by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa

A 9th century adventure story by a Showa-era master

Takaoka’s Travels by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa. Image ©Stone Bridge Press. Used by Permission.

Over the years, I’ve read a lot of Showa-era Japanese literature, so I’m embarrassed to admit I wasn’t familiar with Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (澁澤 龍彦).