In the Edo period, travelers carried
portable brushes and inkstones to
keep “dōchū nikki,” or travel journals,
where they wrote about their
experiences and local specialties.

These journals also
served to share travel
information.

Reading a
dōchū nikki
while going on
a food
adventure
sounds super
fun!

Visiting famous sights
and hunting for souvenirs
along the way sounds
great too!