Japanese Inn
Author: Oliver Statler
Desc: The beguiling story of the Minaguchi-ya an ancient inn on the Tokaido Road founded on the eve of the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. Travelers and guests flow into and past the inn--warriors on the march lovers fleeing to a new life pilgrims on their merry expeditions great men going to and from the capital. The story of the Minaguchi-ya is a social history of Japan through 400 years a ringside seat to some of the most stirring events of a stirring period.