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Katsusenji Temple Enma Opening in Kita…
Festival ReportKameari/ShibamataKatsusenji Temple Enma Opening in Kitasenju! A New Year's tradition with stalls on th… -
Katsusenji Temple (Kitasenju, Tokyo)
temple (Buddhist)Asakusa (department store)Katsusenji Temple (Kitasenju, Tokyo)(Shousenji Temple)thousand-armed Godd… -
swallowing a great amount of tea or me…
Japanese confectioneryswallowing a great amount of tea or medicine(daifuku)red bean pastemochi (glutinous rice or oth… -
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour a…
Japanese confectionerysweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama)(K… -
Enjyoji Temple (Hakusan, Tokyo)
temple (Buddhist)Ochanomizu, Yushima, KorakuenEnjyoji Temple (Hakusan, Tokyo)(Enjyoji Temple)Jack of all tradesTenda… -
How do you read “shicho”? …
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Kawaramachi Inari Shrine (Kitasenju, T…
Shinto shrineAsakusa (department store)Kawaramachi Inari Shrine (Kitasenju, Tokyo)(Kawara Inarijinja Shrine)brothel … -
Sarugakuzuka Tomb (Daikanyama, Tokyo)
historic ruins (remains, relics)Shibuya, DaikanyamaSarugakuzuka Tomb (Daikanyama, Tokyo)(Sarugakuzuka Burial Mound)r… -
The lineup of the “five musician…
puppetThe "Five Musical Instruments" line also has a meaning [Hina Dolls(Goninbayashi)dollDolls' Festivalspringpeach …
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Welcome to Shinise
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Modern Japanese Etiquette
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Seasonal Ways of Living
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Edo Town tour
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My Curated Picks
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Interview with a Shinise Proprietor
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Don’t Call Me “Landlady”
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Reflections from the Proprietor of Sarashina Nunoya, Shibadaimon
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Cultural & Tourism Guide by agataJapan
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Traditional Culture Dictionary by agataJapan
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