JAPAN less travelled

Extricate yourself from the deep GROOVE cut by tourists looping from Tokyo to Kyoto to DISCOVER real Japanese CULTURE in a lesser-travelled NEIGHBOURHOOD, an under-the-radar CITY and idyllic COASTAL region.

LARA PICONE

Aresolute stillness prevails on a sunny afternoon on the Nakiri Daiosaki Headland, which protrudes somewhat tentatively from the Shima Peninsula in Japan's Mie prefecture. Today a gentle sea laps shyly at the base of a towering sea wall, yet the wall's very existence postulates the waves aren't always so benign. The region: Ise-Shima shimmers Apart from the watery rhythm below, the only movement comes from a perturbed black cat, whose preening has been interrupted by our presence. It slinks off to occupy another abandoned doorstep. Plenty to choose from in this heavily unpopulated village, where the exceedingly grey buildings are packed so tightly it's as if there was once great expectation more people would arrive. But, as with many small towns in Japan today, the opposite is true. There are…

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