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Everyone’s favorite pocket monsters just turned 20, and the online world is celebrating with some fantastic artwork!
Made in Gifu Prefecture, these elegant designs reflect not only modern pop culture, but an umbrella-making tradition that stretches all the way back to the Edo Period.
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