There was not a soul in sight, for this was no roadway.
They were in the middle of Japan’s only desert landscape –
Inaba Desert[27] as it was known in those days.

[27] 因幡砂漠 INABA SABAKU today’s 鳥取砂丘 TOTTORI SAKYŪ Tottori Sand Dunes

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