The Age · Travel / Inspiration

The sub-tropical islands of Japan are a world away from Tokyo and Kyoto

· By Catherine Marshall
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The first typhoon of the season is scheduled to arrive at midday. If all goes according to plan, we will sail into its eye somewhere along Shikoku’s southern seaboard.

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