Japan off the beaten track goes beyond Tokyo and Kyoto: rural villages with thatched roofs like Shirakawa-go, the wild coasts of Tohoku, the island of Shikoku and its pilgrimages, mountain onsen and fishing villages. Far from the crowds you will discover a slow, authentic Japan. Explore its most hidden destinations.
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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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Kamikochi, in the Japanese Alps, is an unspoilt valley with no cars or shops: trekking, glacial lakes and peaks rising above three thousand metres.
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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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Three-thousand-year-old cedars, moss carpeting every surface, trails wrapped in silence: Yakushima is the wild Japan no mainstream guide will show you.
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Naoshima is more than Chichu and Benesse: coastal trails, art-house dwellings and bathhouses turned into installations — best explored on foot.
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Twenty-five temples linked by a panoramic trail, steep lanes full of cats and a literary soul all its own: Onomichi is the Japan that takes its time.
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Stay in a Buddhist temple, dine on shojin cuisine and walk among 200,000 graves in the mist: Koyasan is a Japan to be meditated upon.
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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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