Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Conventions xv
6. INTRODUCTION It Was the Scene of an Unfamiliar Place 1
7. CHAPTER 1 Between History and Literature 22
8. CHAPTER 2 The “Travel Mode” in Nanbokuchō Travel Memoirs 36
9. CHAPTER 3My Brush Is No Match for It 60
10. CHAPTER 4 In This Treacherous World 88
11. CHAPTER 5 A Brocade of Red Leaves 116
12. CHAPTER 6 To Look Is Superb 135
13. CHAPTER 7 From Famous Places to an Unfamiliar Road 156
14. Conclusion 180
15. Appendix 1 Waka from the Travel Memoirs 193
16. Appendix 2 A Translation of Nijō Yoshimoto’s Solace of Words at Ojima (1353) 209
17. Notes 225
18. Bibliography 245
19. Index 251