This article appeared in Tokyo Weekender Vol. 2. To read the entire issue, click here .

The beautiful and relatively untouched prefecture of Kagawa is an under-the-radar destination for those seeking solace in the night sky and magnificent turquoise seas. Situated on the resplendent Seto Inland Sea, made famous to an international audience by Donald Richie’s acclaimed 1971 book, The Inland Sea , it’s a relaxed and tranquil getaway, both for domestic tourists and overseas visitors. As the plane touches down at Takamatsu Airport, you have an immediate feeling that things will be very different in Kagawa, that here, silent, peaceful lives are lived at a very different pace from Tokyo.

Escape From Time Arriving at Urashima Village, situated in Kagawa’s pristine Mitoyo city, is like stepping into paradise. With clear jade-green seas and olive and orange trees, the resort is comprised of three stunning villas alongside an array of amenities, including a lounge room, whirlpool bath and sauna — all set on an out-of-this-world beachside with clear and serene white sand and translucent sea. There are neither clocks nor televisions at Urashima Village, and this reinforces the concept of being unconstrained by time and needless diversions.

As the facility’s website notes, society is experiencing major change; time is in control, pushing people around. “Less and less time remains for ourselves,” Urashima Village asserts, before remarking that the “time kept by nature and t.