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Yanagawa

A canal town where boatmen pole you past willows and old walls, then grilled eel steamed over rice.

Photo: みんと at Japanese Wikipedia · Public domain
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Half a day

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A canal town where boatmen pole you past willows and old walls, then grilled eel steamed over rice.

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