If Life Was a Journey | By Yataro Matsuura, translated by AP

Title: "If Life Was a Journey" Author: Yataro Matsuura Translator: AP Category: Travel Chronicle, Spiritual Growth, Biography Price: HK$148 Book width: 130 mm (w) x 200 mm (h) Binding: paperback Content pages: 248 pages ISBN: 978-988-75725-0-3 Publisher: Lattice Box Studio Yataro Matsuura \Autobiographical essay collection. Share what people travel and why / ~About the self and the world! ~ If life is a journey, How should the itinerary be planned? The webmaster of "The Basics of Life", the former editor-in-chief of "Life Notes", the founder and columnist of "COW BOOKS" bookstore and columnist Matsuura Yataro, wrote about his youthful and frivolous era in the most straightforward words. Fifty travel stories, a travel chronicle book that I want to follow immediately after reading it, it also makes people introspective—— "If life is a journey", how should each of us go? *** In the apartment in Berkeley, I have nothing to worry about, and spend the weekend afternoon lazily with my lover. I found an out-of-print "PORTFOLIO" in a second-hand bookstore in New York, but was deceived due to ignorance and negligence. Find the classic Levi's 501 at the old things store in Auckland, and earn the first pot of gold in your life of over one million yen. At the hotel in the Tenderloin District, he didn't know that the mafia boss was by his side. Sitting leisurely in Star Cafe Taipei, reading favorite books while waiting for long-lost friends to arrive. In John. Muir trail mountaineering fainted, learn to be honest with the small self in nature. Visit Kotaro Takamura's former residence of practice in Takamura Villa, and realize the simplicity and beauty of rural retreat. Since I went abroad for the first time at the age of eighteen, all kinds of unforgettable experiences and profound encounters have exchanged for those irreplaceable days in my life. Wherever he traveled, he met the worst and best people and things, and realized the meaning of life as a human being. －－－－ [Selected Quotations] "Actually, I haven't made a itinerary, and I haven't decided on my next destination. If I like a place, I will stay longer. Sometimes I only stay for a day and then go to the next place immediately. It's all as I like. However, coffee shops and bookstores are my favorite places. Indispensable in the journey.” "What exactly is travel? Traveling is a spiritual act of facing and re-examining yourself alone, so as to find yourself. That is the true meaning of travel." "It would be easier to follow the general direction of others or society, but in this case, you will lack your own will, hard work, discovery, and courage to go against the current, and there will be no joy after hard work. There is no comparison There's nothing more disturbing than stepping on a ship that doesn't know where it's going. It's just the illusion of security with the group. There's nothing wrong with living that way. But, let me tell you, that's what I'm going to do from that ship. Jumping off the boat, jumping into the ocean, swimming with my own strength, building and drawing my own boat and map, and enjoying this endless journey, this is the real travel.” －－－－ About the Author Yataro Matsuura Born in Tokyo in 1965. Dropped out of high school at the age of 18 and traveled to the United States alone to explore and develop a keen interest in American bookstore culture. After returning to Japan, I gradually established my own bookstore business with the books I love, and engaged in column writing and editing. In 1992, established the book selling business company "m&co. booksellers"; Founded Japan's first mobile bookstore in 2000; In 2002, he partnered with the founder and designer of "GENERAL RESEARCH" Kobayashi Setsuna to open the "COW BOOKS" bookstore in Nakameguro; From 2006 to 2015, he served as the editor-in-chief of "Life Notes"; In 2017, he became the webmaster of "The Basics of Life" and served as the executive director of "Delicious Health Co., Ltd." Authors: "The Worst and Best Bookstore", "If Life Is a Journey", "100 Basics of Matsuura Yataro", "100 Basics of Work + 100 Basics of Life by Matsuura Yataro", "Matsuura Yataro Said: If I am 25 years old now, the 50 things I want to do the most", "Yataro Matsuura's Hello, Bonjour, Hello", "Yataro Matsuura's Instant Answering Power", "A Fresh Start for 40", "Light Life Without Burdens" Practice", "Daily 100", "Thank you", "It feels good to find your job", "Brand-new as a matter of course", "Live your life with your heart today" and so on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Translator profile AP A native of Hong Kong, now living in the UK. He has worked in a Japanese-funded company for eleven years. He has a strong interest in Japanese culture since he was a child and taught himself Japanese. Like painting, music and movie appreciation. Translations include: "The Worst and Best Bookstore", "If Life Is a Journey". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Illustrator profile April Yip A native of Hong Kong, now living in Malaysia. Engaged in freelance illustration work, like graffiti, favorite watercolor. Most of the works are inspired by daily life, and I often carry a sketchbook with me to record the details of life with a brush.