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"All Oriental Roads" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Shinya Fujiwara. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1944, Fujiwara began traveling throughout Asia while studying at Tokyo University of the Arts. He is known for his unique style, combining photography and words. He has earned international acclaim as a photographer and writer, focusing on themes of civilization, religion, and views on life and death. This large-format photo book, published by Shueisha in 1981, chronicles the entire journey of the "Oriental Road," which Fujiwara completed over several years. The book unfolds Fujiwara's epic journey across Eurasia, from Tokyo to Nagasaki, Okinawa, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Siberia, and finally to Moscow. Portraits of local people, the hustle and bustle of the city, religious ceremonies, and the rugged natural scenery are vividly captured in the book, while Fujiwara's own essays accompany the photographs, delving deeply into the background and philosophy of his journey. This book, which captures the atmosphere and sense of the times in various parts of the Orient in the early 1980s, is considered one of Fujiwara's masterpieces as a travelogue that combines photography and literature, and first editions are now rare.