Jūgatsu Toi

Jūgatsu Toi
Born	(1948-10-28)28 October 1948 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Died	28 July 2013(2013-07-28) (aged 64) Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Toi October, Toy October
Occupation(s)	Travel writer and visual producer
Years active	1980-2013

Jūgatsu Toi (戸井 十月, Toi Jūgatsu, 12 October 1948 – 28 July 2013) was a Japanese travel writer and visual producer. He became a travel writer after his activity as an illustrator and reporter.

Early life

Toi was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo on 12 October 1948. His father was Shozo Toi, who was the first researcher of the Chichibu Incident.

Career

Reporting on the Bōsōzoku in Japan led him to get a motorcycle driver's licence at the age of 32, and begin motorcycling abroad. He covered more than 250,000 kilometers, more than 50 countries and across five continents. He has also visited Hiroo Onoda's farm in Brazil, to report on the former Japanese army intelligence officer trained by the Nakano School who was stationed on Lubang Island in the Philippines. He has the most entries to off-road race Baja 1000, held in Baja California, Mexico, as Japanese. He had the plan to motorcycle the entire course of five continents.

Illness and death

Toi was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died of the illness on July 28, 2013 in Japan, aged 64. His funeral took place on July 29, one day after his death, and was attended by close relatives.

Books

Fiction

• Toi, Jūgatsu (1993). 越境者. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062065566. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Nonfiction

• Toi, Jūgatsu (1980). シャコタン・ブギ―暴走族女リーダーの青春. Kadokawa Shoten. ASIN B000J87ZHY. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1985). 冒険王―路地から世界へ. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062018456. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1987). よろしく、ベイ・シティ. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 978-4041526040. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1988). 走れ、コヨーテ. Kadokawa Shoten. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1989). 陽と風の道標―北南米大陸縦断3万キロ. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062041621. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1989). 荒野から―男をみがく冒険旅行のすすめ. Scholastic. ISBN 978-4796200066. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1991). 鷲と蠍. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4062054232. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1992). 止められるか、俺たちを―暴走族写真集 (First ed.). Daisan Shokan. ISBN 978-4-8074-9201-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1992). エルドラドへの道. Asahi Shinbun. ISBN 978-4022564627. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1995). 旅人に訊け. Shobunusha. ISBN 978-4794962102. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (1999). 世界で一番贅沢な旅. Shogakukan. ISBN 978-4093895712. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (2004). チェ・ゲバラの遥かな旅 (in Japanese). Shueisha. ISBN 978-4087477535. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (2005). 小野田寛郎の終わらない戦い. Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-403104-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (2007). 植木等伝「わかっちゃいるけど、やめられない!」. Shogakukan. ISBN 9784093797795. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Toi, Jūgatsu (2011). 道、果てるまで―ユーラシア横断3万キロの日々+4大陸10万キロの記憶. Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4104031061. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Jūgatsu Toi at IMDb