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Photo Credit: John Tan

The tuft fields of Shibazakura flowers (phlox moss) are a vision of vivid pink, playful lilac.

PHOTO: JOHN TAN

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HOKKAIDO – In a Barbie Land setting, pose with millions of bright pink moss flowers in Hokkaido. Then drive on roads that dip and rise through beautiful farmland and endless flower fields.

And then slip into an outdoor hot spring by the edge of a lake. Barely steps away, migratory swans honk and jostle for their favourite thermal hot spots. 

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