On this episode of Japan Station, we're joined by Jake Davies, a resident of Shimane Prefecture who has walked over 30,000 km in Japan. He talks about his experiences walking around Japan and what it's like living in Shimane, one of Japan's least populated prefecture.

👉Topics Discussed

Why Jake Davies moved to Shimane Prefecture
What it's like living in rural Shimane Prefecture
Why Jake Davies started doing long distance walks in Japan
How Jake Davies walked over 30,000 km in Japan
Where Jake Davis sleeps while doing long distance walks in Japan
About walking the Sea of Japan costline
About walking Shikoku's 88 temple pilgrimage (Ohenro)
About sleeping outside during a typhoon while doing the Shikoku pilgrimage
How long it took Jake to walk around the island of Shikoku
How long it took Jake to walk around the island of Kyushu
About walking across Shodoshima
About walking the Oki islands in Shimane
About walking the Kunisaki Peninsula
About Jakes blog, ojisanjake.com
About the different regions of Shimane
And much more!

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