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Ako – Japan’s salt capital

January 2, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Ako, a small seaside city in the far western reaches of Hyogo Prefecture, just a short train ride away from Himeji.As well as being a great place to relax and unwind on the beautiful shores of the Seto Inland Sea, it is also an area with a long … More Ako – Japan’s salt capital

Shiga’s White Winter Vistas

December 1, 2016

Shiga prefecture may be most well-known for being the home of Biwako, the largest lake in Japan, but come the winter time its impressive peaks always get a big covering of the white stuff, and so snow lovers from Osaka and Kyoto needn’t travel far to get their winter fix. Check out this article I did for Kansai Scene … More Shiga’s White Winter Vistas

Tom Fay

Outdoors and travel writer in Japan

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Ako – Japan’s salt capital

Shiga’s White Winter Vistas