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The Charms of Yamagata Prefecture

The Charms of Yamagata Prefecture

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kitamaebune (Japanese merchant ships) taking local safflower dyes and rice to Kyoto... was the introduction, despite the vast geographic distance, of certain Kyoto

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Tokoji

Peter Sidell

Near Kannami station on the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Tokoji is a small, tranquil temple, with pleasant views of the green countryside

Shizuoka
Yamada Yoji Museum, Shibamata

Yamada Yoji Museum, Shibamata

Sleiman Azizi

Yoji, the Osakan-born director of one the world's longest running TV series... the same complex housing the Tora-san Memorial Museum, dedicated to the series

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Ginkaku-ji in Autumn 10

Ginkaku-ji in Autumn

Vicky Amin

During autumn, the temple is going to be even more crowded—but it’ll also... atop the Higashiyama hillsides on the eastern part of the city, this Zen temple

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