Aizuwakamatsu
Often-overlooked castle in Japan looks so beautiful in the snow that we can’t take our eyes off it
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Casey Baseel
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Cute cat can’t care about culture as it ignores “Do not enter” sign on samurai house in Fukushima
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Casey Baseel
Oct 18, 2017
Feudal warriors’ home fails to intimidate fearless feline.
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