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Swallowed by white, this is a different sort of hike
This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...
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Japan’s Genius Snow-Clearing Method Melts Ice Before It Even Appears— Why the U.S. and Canada Still Haven’t Adopted It!
A quiet city in Japan has been using a surprising method to keep roads snow-free for decades. No salt, no plows—just a clever solution hiding in plain sight. North America isn’t using it, and the ...
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On Japan’s Rural Coast, One Sleepy Town’s Locals Are Vying For the Megacities’ Travelers
In a bid to attract visitors frustrated by Japan’s crowds, one coastal corner of Fukui prefecture offers genuine connection ...
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Going Off-Grid in Japan’s Uncrowded, Otherworldly Gotō Islands
The 150-plus-island archipelago has drawn megacity transplants seeking a more relaxed pace of life in tune with the rhythms ...