There is much to be said for Japan's provincial towns. As they rarely host more than a trickle of visitors, the spoils from tourism are never quite enough to disfigure them or completely vulgarize their heritage.
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| Stepping stones (far left) are creatively arranged at Raikyuji Temple in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture. |
The city of Takahashi in Okayama Prefecture, known until the Meiji Era as Bicchu-Matsuyama, is one such place that has benefited from obscurity.
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