Isabella Bird 
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan [PDF ebook] 
An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko

The first-hand account of an intrepid woman’s exploration of Japan’s interior in 1878.

The first recorded account of Japan by a Westerner, this 1878 book captures a lifestyle that has nearly vanished. The author traveled 1, 400 miles by horse, ferry, foot, and jinrikisha.