"A Man Who Lived for Walking and Youth Hostels: The Story of Tomokazu Kaneko, Pure Wind with Every Step" Yoshinao Sato Price: ¥1800 Acceptable condition for a used item. Contents (from the "MARC" database): A refreshing story of a man who walked around the world, advocating for physical and mental health and international exchange through walking, from the Indonesian independence movement in his youth to the post-war youth hostel movement, having walked two and a half times around the earth. Author's Biography (from "BOOK Author Introduction Information"): Yoshinao Sato Essayist, editor. Advisor to the Japan Walking Association. Born in Futatsui-machi, Akita Prefecture in 1943. Dropped out of the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters, Keio University. After serving as the editor-in-chief of Daiko-sha, he established the Funbun Company in 1971 and became its president. Published the monthly magazine "Funbun." In 1972, he was indicted for distributing obscene documents along with Akihito Nosaka for publishing "Four and a Half Tatami Mats Under the Fusuma" in the magazine, and sat in the defendant's seat for nine years until the Supreme Court found him guilty in 1980. In 1980, the magazine ceased publication. He moved to Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, and opened the pension Kakurenbo. In 1988, he resumed publishing activities, such as publishing the magazine "Neptune." He proposed the "Ino Walk" and was implemented as a project to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Asahi Shimbun from 1999 to 2001. #YoshinaoSato #YoshinaoSato #book #history/biography"