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Takachiho Gorge, Japan
Lighting the mists
Besides the bright ball in the sky, our daybreak scene in Japan has a second star: the magnificent Takachiho Gorge. Though the misty expanse shown here is inspiring, this river-carved marvel on Kyushu island is even better up close. By renting a rowboat, you can float down the Gokase River right along the gorge's sheer basalt walls. As part of the journey, you'll get a quick cool-down in the spray of Minainotaki, a 16-metre waterfall that plunges straight into the Gokase.
Lighting the mists
Besides the bright ball in the sky, our daybreak scene in Japan has a second star: the magnificent Takachiho Gorge. Though the misty expanse shown here is inspiring, this river-carved marvel on Kyushu island is even better up close. By renting a rowboat, you can float down the Gokase River right along the gorge's sheer basalt walls. As part of the journey, you'll get a quick cool-down in the spray of Minainotaki, a 16-metre waterfall that plunges straight into the Gokase.
Kyushu is the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and the closest to mainland Asia.
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