A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 893 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
About as long, on the Asia shelf
119 Asia audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun is an audiobook by Jonathan Clements: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released October 22, 2019, on the Asia shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- October 22, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Asia
- ISBN
- 9781515942917
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun as an audiobook?
A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun?
A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun is narrated by Julian Elfer.