{
  "id": 10770836,
  "title": "Japan's Smallest and Least-Populated Major Island Is a World of Pilgrimages, Delicious Food and Plenty of Forest Bathing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/japans-smallest-and-least-populated-major-island-is-a-world-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:40:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/japans-smallest-and-least-populated-major-island-is-a-world-of-pilgrimages-delicious-food-and-plenty-of-forest-bathing-180989590/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Each year, more than 100,000 people hike at least part of a 750-mile route on Shikoku that connects 88 Buddhist temples and other sacred sites",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}