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    Hie Shrine (in Kyoto)

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    Meiji Shrine

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    broiled eel

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    Shinjuku Gyoen

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    grilled eel

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    eel and cucumber salad, finely sliced,…

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    Yamamoto-Tei (aristocratic group of pi…

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    Inari-zushi

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