Some hiking
Autumn
Arato-jinja, Where the Woods Begin
At the end of a narrowing road, among the giant cedars of Niimi (Okayama), a torii, then a medieval shrine resting on stones. At Arato-jinja, the forest takes its time preparing the entrance.
Easy walk
Chugoku
Fukiya Furusato, the Red Mining Village
An old copper town perched at 550 metres in the mountains of Okayama, Fukiya still wears on every facade the red bengara pigment it once made. A walk through the reddest village in Japan.
Easy walk
Okayama
Manabe-shima: Florian Chavouet’s Island
Manabe-shima, an original little island in the heart of Seto Inland Sea, is also known for its gangs of cats!
