Don't give up on walking in Japan, Bob. In a previous thread of yours, you intimated you may not ever fulfil that yearning so I'm glad you're now saying 'this year'....
Keep finding those avenues which support the goal...& would add an extra...
For a bit of fun:
Do you know, or can you guess, which are the SIX most popular starting points for the Camino Francés (based on 2019 whole-year pilgrim office statistics)?
Three or four are fairly obvious, of course, but there are a few...