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このページを 日本語 で読む Production of daruma dolls for 2025, the Year of the Snake, has reached its peak at Arai Darumaya in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. This family business is hard at work, painting each daruma with care. These 12 cm-tall (4.7 inches) daruma feature a snake design with a red tongue and two gold coins […]
With a cream-colored base and red stripes along its exterior, this nostalgic diner pays tribute to the classic colors of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) limited express train. JNR operated Japan’s national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Located in Kamogawa, Chiba, the diner sits in an area once served by the limited express Wakashio series […]