"It is extremely interesting to live in a private house and to see the externalities, at least, of domestic life in a Japanese middle-class home."
- Isabella BirdIsabella Bird was an adventurous 19th-century British writer and explorer. She took a lot of trips around the world and vividly recorded her experiences. One of her most famous trips was to Japan, where she kept a close eye on everyday life and meticulously documented what she saw. Bird gave readers…