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The Charms of Yamagata Prefecture

The Charms of Yamagata Prefecture

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period, Sakata City flourished as a major port with the kitamaebune (Japanese... A lovely boulevard of Japanese zelkova trees and stone pavers behind the

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Meandering Through Miyajima

Meandering Through Miyajima

Arlene Bastion

overcame his peasant birth to become one of the most remarkable men in Japanese... Kobo Daishi, probably the most famous and revered Buddhist priest in Japan

Hiroshima
Plymouth House

Plymouth House

Ritsuko Maro

There are many Japanese places in Japan which have a sister city relationship... This was at a time most Japanese couldn’t have such a luxury in their house

Miyagi
Three Men of Kochi

Three Men of Kochi

Arlene Bastion

and Nakaoka Shintaro, esteemed samurai instrumental in bringing about Japan... One reason forwarded why many of Japan’s great thinkers and political reformers

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Dainari-jinja

Peter Sidell

Near Odawara station in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Dainari-jinja is a large, atmospheric shinto shrine with plenty of interesting statues and carvings

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Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum

Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum

Peter Sidell

In the resort town of Atami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum is full of delightful paintings and sculptures.

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