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    Ruins of Kirishitan residence (Myogada…

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    sweet red-bean soup

    Japanese confectionerysweet red-bean soup(Oshiruko)red bean paste Koshi-an (sweet red bean paste) o…
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    glutinous rice steamed with red beans …

    Japanese-style mealbentoglutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient(Okowa) Rice …
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    Zenjoan (Yanaka, Tokyo)

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    Metropolitan Takiyama Park, Ruins of T…

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    revitalization

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    Zen monk, 1200-1253

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    Hamura Intake Weir

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