Teshima — The Island of the Water Museum and Slow Beauty
Teshima, in Japan's Inland Sea, holds a one-of-a-kind water museum, an archive of heartbeats and terraced rice paddies: art and absolute silence.
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Teshima, in Japan's Inland Sea, holds a one-of-a-kind water museum, an archive of heartbeats and terraced rice paddies: art and absolute silence.
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Onomichi, perched above the Inland Sea, enchants with 25 temples, the Cat Alley and the Shimanami Kaido cycling route: slow, literary Japan at its best.
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The Nakasendo through the Kiso Valley links ancient post towns through cypress forests: Japan's most evocative feudal trek, from Magome to Tsumago.
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Takayama, deep in the Japanese Alps, enchants with its morning markets, Edo-period streets and Hida beef: authentic rural Japan at its finest.
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Kanazawa offers perfect gardens, samurai quarters and geisha teahouses without Kyoto's crowds: a hidden gem on Japan's Sea of Japan coast.
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Teshima Art Museum is a concrete shell that breathes in wind and rain. This Inland Sea island is a masterpiece of silence and terraced rice paddies.
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Shikoku's most remote valley: kazura vine bridges, open-air onsen above the river, thatched farmhouses and roads that end in nowhere.
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The gassho-zukuri of Ogimachi are best seen at dawn or in winter, when snow blankets the roofs and the crowds have gone. A guide to the village without the masses.
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Eight kilometres of trail between two perfectly preserved Edo post towns: the Nakasendo between Tsumago and Magome is a slow-paced journey through time.
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