Dust In Shikoku

I'm just back from Shikoku, the central part of the island, which has the most amazing rivers and steep gorges anywhere in Japan. The roads and railways must have been built by the most dare-devil fear-loathing kind of guys. This is where Nobel Prize laureate Oe Kenzaburo was born and raised. I love this part of Japan, which is not so very Japanese; it has all kinds of features from ancient past, like rope bridges that connected the Heike clan as they escaped from Kyoto... Also, Shikoku has the 88 henro pilgrimage trail.

In these parts, you cannot but sense that you are on the edge of the world. Shikoku is that island that connects Japan to Hawaii, miles away. You get a sense of being on the edge.

If you want to get a taste of that world, here is Dust, with dramatic scenes from Oboke, Shikoku.

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