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Kyoto (Page 3)
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Spirits from traditional folklore will once again take over Taishogun Shotengai for the night.
Fight like a ninja in a samurai town, with sword-fighting experience at Kyoto Toei movie studio park
Learn Japanese katana techniques from movie actors and film your own sword-fight in an Edo setting.
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Manekineko designed to generate prosperity threatens to do the opposite, leaving us with nothing but zekku.
Higashiyama artisans craft figurines, bells, and gosho ningyo dolls to ring in the new year.
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