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Japan's Southernmost Point

Cycling along roads criss-crossing fields of sugar cane and tracing kilometres of unspoiled coastline – the southernmost point of Japan's southernmost inhabited island, feels appropriately far-flung once you've arrived. There's also a monument marking the spot, a popular locale for photo ops.

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