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Kiyozawa Manshi Memorial Museum Hekinan

清沢満之Kiyozawa Manshi (1863-1901) a Buddhist priest and philosopher, was born in Hekinan, a small town east of Nagoya. The traditional samurai house where he died young of tuberculosis has been preserved as a museum dedicated to his life and ... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Tue, Oct 07 2008

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