A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
88th out of 2,030 books — 3,944 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
129th out of 2,139 books — 1,866 voters

Rainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanA Mortal Song by Megan CreweHokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonInk by Amanda SunTokyo on Foot by Florent Chavouet
Let's Japan!
3rd out of 185 books — 66 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiTokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
Best Books About Japan
35th out of 517 books — 358 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul TherouxTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
Have Passport Will Travel
73rd out of 710 books — 589 voters
Arabian Sands by Wilfred ThesigerWinging It  by Lia RussA Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
Best Travel Writing
20th out of 316 books — 216 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
273rd out of 2,363 books — 2,198 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
77th out of 998 books — 826 voters

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Road Not Taken and Other Poems by Robert FrostIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Roads
18th out of 490 books — 58 voters
The White Man and the Pachinko Girl by Vann ChowHokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonGeisha, a Life by Mineko IwasakiNeon Pilgrim by Lisa DempsterJapanland by Karin Muller
Japanese Life & Culture
2nd out of 114 books — 39 voters

Night by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Memoirs by Men
195th out of 1,724 books — 681 voters
Playing Ball by Vernon DavisThe Last Folk Hero by Jeff PearlmanThrough My Eyes by Tim TebowThe League by John EisenbergAmerica's Game by Jerry Rice
Best Memoirs/Autobiography/Travel
177th out of 1,324 books — 984 voters

Rainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanShōgun by James ClavellTokyo Vice by Jake AdelsteinThe Shackles Of A Name by Martin Adil-SmithYakuza Moon by Shōko Tendō
Good books about Japan
17th out of 153 books — 78 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisBossypants by Tina FeyDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNaked by David Sedaris
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
261st out of 949 books — 1,305 voters
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Colorful Book Titles
129th out of 669 books — 62 voters

Foreigner in My Own Backyard by Travis CaseyIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonRound Ireland with a Fridge by Tony HawksMcCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy
Travel with a Dash of Humour
50th out of 158 books — 85 voters
Hokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonWhen the Sakura Bloom by Narisa TogoThe Tale of Genji by Yoshitaka AmanoTravel to Kyoto by Hidemi WoodsNeon Spectacular by Kody Shafer
Great Books About Japan
1st out of 40 books — 6 voters

BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
favorite non-fiction
931st out of 2,824 books — 1,245 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Russia House by John le CarréA Passage to India by E.M. ForsterAmerica's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayAngels in America by Tony Kushner
Name of a Country in the Title
44th out of 299 books — 28 voters

A CLUE LEFT HANGING by C.K. PhillipsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad Akreyi
Best Books For Setting
26th out of 133 books — 65 voters
Hokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonSurviving in Japan by Hidemi WoodsNeon Spectacular by Kody ShaferHorror In The East by Laurence ReesNeon Pilgrim by Lisa Dempster
Non-Fiction Books About Japan
1st out of 15 books — 5 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
153rd out of 479 books — 1,142 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherWinging It  by Lia RussOne Day at a Time 2017 by Hollie Bell-SchinzingBournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls by Danny WinterIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Best Travelogue Books
20th out of 74 books — 84 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Best Travel Book List Ever!
48th out of 161 books — 157 voters
Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Bait Of Satan by John BevereThe Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
Recommended Nonfiction Books
1556th out of 3,981 books — 1,889 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Reading Places
52nd out of 447 books — 76 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondKing Solomon's Ring by Konrad LorenzThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best non-fick
27th out of 134 books — 35 voters

Hokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonThe Accidental Office Lady by Laura KriskaSurviving in Japan by Hidemi WoodsNeon Pilgrim by Lisa DempsterThe Girl in Kyoto by Hidemi Woods
Best Books About Life in Japan
1st out of 19 books — 3 voters
Rainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenInstruction Manual for the 21st Century Samurai by Alexei Maxim RussellRiding the Trains in Japan by Patrick HollandUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best books on Japan
15th out of 68 books — 45 voters

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