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Field Report: The Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle, Japan (28 November 2018)
I’ve long had a keen interest in the ambitious project to resurrect the lost Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle: quite… READ MORE
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Food Report: Tea and Kuri-kinton at Daikoku-ya Sabō (Magome-juku, Japan)
Let’s round off my series of Kiso Valley-related posts with a quick and breezy food report. Today’s subject: a tea… READ MORE
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Field Report: Tsumago and Magome, Kiso Valley, Japan (27 November 2018)
On a fine autumn morning last November, I set off on another day trip from Nagoya – this time heading… READ MORE
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Rail-Bus Report: Travelling to and around the Kiso Valley from Nagoya, Japan
In this report, I’ll describe how I travelled to – and between – the wonderfully scenic Edo-period post towns of… READ MORE
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Field Report: Meoto Iwa and Hinjitsukan, Ise, Japan (26 November 2018)
During the second part of my visit to Ise, I ventured out of the city centre to see two local… READ MORE
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