Shikoku Hills - As interesting as the Shikoku Pilgrimage may be as an epic odyssey, tramping from one temple to another sometimes many kilometers apar

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Shikoku Hills - As interesting as the Shikoku Pilgrimage may be as an epic odyssey, tramping from one temple to another sometimes many kilometers apart, takes its toll and some pilgrims fail to smell the flowers along the way. Until very recently when bridges were built over the Inland Sea, Shikoku had long been considered a kind of backwater only approached by boat. This lack of development is in fact one of Shikoku’s very charms. The island also has a reputation of being “slow” - Tokyoites will be frustrated by the waiter’s failure to bring their coffee instantly, and may very well find the cafe’s staff taking a nap midday - a custom almost unthinkable elsewhere in Japan

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Location: Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
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