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Tottori: Sanin Region’s First Railroad Marks 100 Years Since Opening; Passenger Cars on Display

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Tottori: Ferry Link to South Korea Resumes Services; Ocean Voyage to Donghae Takes 15 Hours One Way

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It was 39 years ago in the summer of 1985 when I traveled across northern Hokkaido with a Hokkaid...

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A single white-naped crane blended in with a group of red-crowned cranes, a national special natural...

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A sightseeing steam locomotive that runs the 48-kilometer-long stretch on the JR Senmo Line between ...

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Nara: Bronze Statue of Sacred Deer Installed at Kasuga Taisha Shrine

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New Yomiuri Project Aims to Preserve Cultural Heritage of Kofukuji Temple Pagoda

The Yomiuri Shimbun and Kofukuji temple in Nara City are to launch a joint project titled “Prayer fo...

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