A coastline-hugging hiking trail in northeastern Japan has been gaining acclaim with overseas adventurers, raising hopes it will bring a tourism boom to the area that is still recovering from the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.The 1,025-kilometer Michinoku Coastal Trail, which fully opened in 2019 and spans four prefectures on the Pacific Ocean-facing Sanriku coast, has received rave reviews from overseas visitors who have walked the path -- either in parts or all of it.They speak of not only the spectacular scenery visible along the trail but also the emotion-provoking reminders of the n…READ FULL ARTICLE
