I read it once and have kept it on my bookshelf. ==== A two-volume set of Jiro Asada's historical novel "Ryujin Dochu-ki," which has received rave reviews from all over Japan. - Author: Jiro Asada - Title: Ryujin Dochu-ki, Volume 1 - Title: Ryujin Dochu-ki, Volume 2 - Publisher: Chuo Koron Shinsha - ISBN: 9784120092840 - ISBN: 9784120092833 "Ryujin Dochu-ki, Volume 1" Jiro Asada Price: 1,700 yen "Ryujin Dochu-ki, Volume 2" Jiro Asada Price: 1,700 yen Exclamations of admiration from all over Japan. Jiro Asada, author of "Mibu Gishi Den" and "Ichiro," presents his best masterpiece. In 1860, Genba Aoyama, a 35-year-old hatamoto (direct retainer of the shogun) and close attendant to the shogun, was sentenced to exile in the Ezo Matsumae domain for the scandalous crime of adultery. Otjiro Ishikawa, a 19-year-old foot soldier's second son who became an apprentice yoriki (police sergeant), was forced to become his escort. The story begins as a comical road trip with an odd couple, and as they travel north on the Oshu Kaido and approach the Tsugaru Strait, the story delves into heavier themes. #JiroAsada #Jiro_Asada #book #JapaneseLiterature/Novels&Stories #RyujinDochukiki #Exile #TwoBookSet #CompleteSet