✍️ “We hike for hours through the main island of Honshu, @soichiro_koriyama and I, without meeting a single soul. We slog past ghostly rice fields. We ramble through tile-roofed hamlets that are silent as museum displays. We stroll down the middle of country roads eerily empty of traffic. Shops are locked up, their windows dark and dusty. Now and again, an abandoned farmhouse appears with its front door ajar; inside, through the gloom, we can see weeds sprouting atop tables and television sets.” —Paul Salopek 🔗 Tap the dispatches link in our bio or visit www.outofedenwalk.org to read Paul’s latest story from the trail, “The Geography of Loneliness,” about navigating Japan’s emptied countryside, with photos by @soichiro_koriyama 📷 📍Near Yuyashinbetsumyo, Japan 34°22′32″N 131°4′17″E Videography by Paul Salopek. Edited by Chisomo Kawaga with additional edits by Erin Williams. 🥾 Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000-kilometer walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors. (fb)

🥾 Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000-kilometer walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors. Setting off from Herto Bouri in 2013, the Walk is making its way to Tierra del Fuego. ✍️ 12+ years on from its starting point in Ethiopia, Out of Eden Walk is currently crossing Japan. Joined by Walking Partners along the trail, the Walk is led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek. 👣👣 Pictured here are just a few of the people who have become part of the Walk’s story. 🔗 Read their stories and all of the dispatches from the trail at www.outofedenwalk.org 🗞️ Learn more about Out of Eden Walk and join our newsletter at www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org Video description in comments. [storytelling, journalism, cross cultural, history, culture, slow journalism, walking, slow travel, slow storytelling] (fb)