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東京TokyoThirty-seven million people, and a back street where the only sound is a bicycle bell.
京都KyotoKyoto at 7am belongs to the monks and the gardeners. We will get you there at 6:45.
奈良NaraThe capital before Kyoto. The deer have not noticed the change.
金沢KanazawaGold leaf, lacquer and a garden built for every season. Kyoto’s quieter cousin on the Sea of Japan.
高山・日本アルプスTakayama & the Japanese AlpsCedar, river water and miso grilled on a magnolia leaf.
箱根・富士山Hakone & Mount FujiHot water, cold air and a mountain that appears when it chooses.
木曽谷The Kiso ValleyWalk the old post road between two wooden towns, then sleep where the travellers slept.
高野山KōyasanA town of monasteries on a mountain, where you sleep in a temple and wake to the sutras.
熊野古道The Kumano KodoA thousand years of pilgrims, a path of roots and stone, and a hot bath at the end of every day.
直島Naoshima & the Art IslandsContemporary art on a fishing island, and the Inland Sea turning silver at six.
広島・宮島Hiroshima & MiyajimaA city that chose to remember, and an island where the shrine stands in the sea.
北海道HokkaidoDeep snow, wide sky, and the best milk, crab and miso ramen in the country.
沖縄OkinawaCoral walls, red-tiled roofs and an island time that runs slower still.
九州KyushuVolcanoes, porcelain towns and a hot spring for every mood.