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Toba Oyster Bars

鳥羽If you are visiting Toba in Mie Prefecture to see the Mikimoto Pearl Museum or the Aquarium, find time to drop in to one of the small oyster bars serving up fresh shellfish in the JR Station Shotengai.The row of shops is near the inland entranc... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Tue, Sep 09 2008

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