Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: This exhibit, “Jappalachia”: Connections Between the Appalachian Trail and Japan’s Shinetsu Trail, explores the relationship between Japan’s Shinetsu Trail and the United States’ Appalachian Trail (AT), two nationally funded long-distance trails established during times of increasing industrialization in which people’s relationships to the environment were changed. Though some of these connections may be surprising, the relationships between the two trails reveal the manifold purposes and unique aspects of the places they serve. The two trails also reflect the power of transnational connections, largely made by the lead founder of the Shinetsu Trail, nature writer and backpacker Katō Noriyoshi (1949–2013). Katō’s interest in American environmental thought and local pride in the environment profoundly shaped the creative and organizational aspects of the Shinetsu Trail.
- Institution/Author: Sara Adams
- Period: Modern
- Geographic Focus: Japan
- Access: Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎