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Finding the charms of Japan's 'least attractive' prefectures
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Kochia bushes turn a bright scarlet in October and have proven a draw for tourists to the Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture every autumn.
ST PHOTO: WALTER SIM
TOKYO - The most avid travellers among foreign residents in Japan - myself included - have a bucket list to visit all 47 of the country's prefectures at least once.
Having lived in Japan for over five years and visited the country numerous times prior to that, I am now five short of hitting that goal.
