Area will offer great opportunities to learn about the local culture, as well as the wonderful world of kimono craftsmanship.
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Historic ramen restaurant Rairaiken starts serving ramen again in a very appropriate location.
It looks like a science fiction monster of the week, but it’s actually a salute the millennia-old past.
Swords, armour and ceremonial items are just some of the samurai secrets awaiting you inside this secluded compound.
Ninja and samurai duel inside the centuries-old “Temple of the Shogun” in Aichi Prefecture.
Five hours of a professional production of the 18th century play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura are free to watch on an official YouTube channel!
”Military” designation has been absent from certified teaching materials for more than a decade.
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