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Goryōkaku in the Snow

Goryōkaku is Hakodate's five-pointed fort. It was built in 1866 and attacked during the Boshin War in 1869. Source.

Hakodate Christmas Tree

Halifax doesn't just send Christmas trees to Boston. Every year Hakodate, Hokkaido gets one too. Source.

Tsugaru Stove Train

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Giant Daikon

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Ryokan-Shonin

Ceramic figure of Ryokan-Shonin reading the Man'yōshū, by Denshu Hirokushi. Source.

Donald Keene as Basho

A hanging scroll with calligraphy by Donald Keene and an ink drawing by Kiro Uehara showing Keene in the guise of the poet Basho. Source.

Tokugawa Era Confectionary Catalogues

These catalogues of the Toyaea Confectionary Company are dated 1695, 1707 and 1824. Source.

Plastic Karuizawa Band

The Ono Lennons vacationed at Karuizawa in 1979.

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Niijima Yae

Niijima Yae (1845 - 1932) fought in the Boshin War with rifle and sword and later served as a nurse in the wars against Russia and China. She married Joseph Hardy Neesima in 1876 and together they founded Doshisha University. Source.

Natural Ellipse House

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