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“Scottish explorer Isabella Bird's 1878 journey to Japan, becoming first Westerner to study remote Ainu people in Hokkaido.”
Isabella Bird in Wonderland: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
ふしぎの国のバード
7.65
2,226 rank · 3,559 readers · 32 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Slice of Life
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Scottish explorer Isabella Bird's 1878 journey to Japan, becoming first Westerner to study remote Ainu people in Hokkaido.
Scottish adventuress Isabella Bird journeys to Japan in 1878 and becomes the first Westerner to travel to many remote locations, heading northward towards Hokkaido to study the aboriginal Ainu people. Based on a true story. (Source: MU)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Jul 2021 → Jul 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The story is great with clear plotting and emotional depth, complemented by excellent character development for both Isabella and Ito, and beautiful art. While the narrative is based on a true...”
- 7 “This manga serves as an enjoyable and reasonably accurate exploration of early Meiji period Japan. However, it is not a faithful adaptation of the original journal, as the characters are often...”
- 8 “This delightful, charming slice-of-life features immersive dialogue, mature writing, and a comfortably quirky protagonist whose anthropological curiosity drives the narrative. While the story lacks...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2013 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M34702 catalog