Literary Creations on the Road: Women's Travel Diaries in Early Modern Japan - Paperbackby Keiko Shiba (Author), Motoko Ezaki (Commentaries by), Motoko Ezaki (Translator) In this book, originally published in Japanese, Shiba intersperses her narration with excerpts from the actual travel diaries and sheds new light on women's literary activities in early modern Japan, which are noticeably understudied compared to other genres of Japanese literary history. The translation includes notes for general English readers. Author Biography Keiko