Footloose in Okhotsk: Japan's ancient northeast

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KITAMI, Japan -- Far from the flash and fame of Japan's megacities, the Okhotsk region of Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan's four main islands, sits quiet and unassuming along the coast of its namesake, the Sea of Okhotsk.
Part of the greater eastern Hokkaido region, an endpoint of…

This story appeared on asia.nikkei.com, 2025-06-07 00:00:00.
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