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I’m with my 27-year-old son and we’re hiking to Annapurna Base Camp without a guide or porter. This has its upsides - and its downsides!

Sacred shrines and mountainous pathways: The Kumano Kodo embodies the spiritual origins of Japan and is a perfect antidote to its busy cities.

Meet my mum.
She's a Kiwi buddhist nun but her spiritual home is India, where she's been going on pilgrimage for 20 years.

Two weeks is long enough to get a feel for Japan's quirkiness. Here's a few reasons why Japan is uniquely loveable.