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Francis Turner's avatar

Since I'm reading this in the west of Japan in a snow storm, I wish to point out that there's snow all along the Japan sea coast - or if not on the coast in the mountains just a few km inland. I'm probably biased since I live here but I think Shimane is just as pretty and undiscovered by the gaijin hordes as Iwate - I wrote this last year about my home town of Izumo

https://ombreolivier.substack.com/p/enmusubi-life?r=7yrqz

Japanese tours usually combine the Chusonji with the nearby Motsuji. I imagine that would also be very beautiful in the snow. I'll be going to Iwate this summer, flying to Hanamaki and we will definitely be visiting Kanegasaki which I didn't know about until this post.

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Cameron Cayer's avatar

I am going to Kanazawa at the beginning of April. I look forward to visiting!

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