There is a distinct crispness to the Shikoku air in April. It is the kind of weather that invites you to slow down, roll the car windows down just a fraction, and let the scenery unfold at its own pace. When planning an 8-day road trip around this quieter corner of Japan with travelers over sixty, I quickly realized that what mattered wasn’t how many shrines or coastal viewpoints we could cross off in a day. It was whether everyone…

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