The Traveling Tree

The international bestseller from Japan

Michio Hoshino, Eli K. P. William, Shogo Miyakita

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Gaia
01 March 2026

Individual photographers; The natural world, country life & pets; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

'Everyone is on a journey in their lives . . . And I believe that humankind too is on a journey in the flow of a larger time.'

In this enduring classic, Michio Hoshino shares his reflections on the natural world, and our place within it.

Beautifully written, this book is a collection of Hoshino's writing published at the peak of his artistic prowess as a writer and photographer, only one year before his career was tragically cut short at the age of 43 by a fatal bear attack in the Kamchatka Peninsula.

First published in Japanese, The Traveling Tree is a literary triumph, available in English for the first time.

By: Michio Hoshino
Translated by: Eli K. P. William
Read by: Shogo Miyakita
Imprint: Gaia
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 333g
ISBN: 9781856755900
ISBN 10: 1856755908
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Michio Hoshino was a Japanese-born nature photographer. After his introduction to Alaska, Hoshino was smitten with America's northernmost state and dedicated the remainder of his life to photographing and writing about it. The Travelling Tree is a collection of his writing and will be supplemented in translation with a selection of his finest images. It was published at the peak of his artistic prowess, only two years before his career was tragically cut short at the age of 43 by a fatal bear attack while on a shoot in the Kamchatka Peninsula.