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Garden Studies (Kanazawa)

Kanazawa’s traditional houses are surrounded by gardens of rare beauty and simplicity.

Published on August 30, 2009August 30, 2009By natsumeneko
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Wooden Lattice Houses and Streets

Higashichaya, Nishichaya and Kazuemachi are the three traditional entertainment districts in Kanazawa.

Published on August 30, 2009August 30, 2009By natsumeneko
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A House in Higashi Chaya

exploring one of the houses in the area …

Published on August 29, 2009August 29, 2009By natsumeneko
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UNIVERSAL VILLAGE (STUDIOS)

There is an area near Osaka Further info: Universal Studios Japan described on Wikipedia

Published on August 25, 2009August 25, 2009By natsumeneko
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TO THE SILVERMINE (Ikuno)

Hidden in the mountains of Hyogo Prefecture there is the old Ikuno silver mine. Visiting the site and crawling in its dark tunnels unearths memories of times long gone by.

Published on August 24, 2009November 6, 2016By natsumeneko
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GLOVER GARDEN

In Memory of the Glovers (and the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement during the late Edo, Meiji Period and its echoes in the Taisho Period)

Published on August 21, 2009September 15, 2015By natsumeneko
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HUIS TEN BOSCH

Legend has it that someone took a Dutch village and single-handedly whisked it away to the far shores of Japan, where it was grafted into the existing landscape.

Published on August 20, 2009September 18, 2015By natsumeneko
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Glancing at the Negoroji

A brief visit to this temple complex that is surrounded by the sacred mountains of Katsuragi.

Published on August 12, 2009November 27, 2016By natsumeneko
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HANABI! – GRAND FIREWORKS

TODAY A TOUR TO OSAKA! THE SUMMER FIREWORKS!

Published on August 8, 2009September 5, 2015By natsumeneko

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