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Toba Minato Machi Bunka Kaikan & Edogawa Ranpo

鳥羽みなとまち文学館A short walk from the oyster bars' side of Toba Station is the quirky Toba Minato Machi Bunka Kaikan.The museum is the preserved former residence of local artist and writer Junichi Iwata and displays manuscripts, letters and ... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Wed, Sep 10 2008

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