Cider and green hillscapes, for example, are features of the camino del norte along the verdant northern coast, as are handsome beaches whose bracing waters are sweet relief between hill trudges.
But as he trudges from one international pow-wow to another, he must envy colleagues like Britain's Tony Blair who do not have invisible federal guards hovering at their side.
If you have been wearing yourself out with long trudges across and through the nation's front yard, consider taking a break here among works by Rodin, Jean Arp and others.
Unlike Europe and America, where most electronics firms have split the design and manufacturing sides of their businesses and narrowed their focus, Japan still trudges on with five vertically integrated electronics giants.
Each day he slings a brown sack over his back and trudges through the filth and stench to feed his family who have been living in a primary school since their home was destroyed by artillery fire.