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Japanese History & Culture
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Entertainment
7 Oddly Specific Shrines Around Japan
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The History of Rebellion via Pilgrimage in Old Japan
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The Mythical Origins of the Japanese Islands
Japanese History & Culture
How Japanese Painters Took Inspiration From European Artists (and Vice Versa)
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How a Dispute About Purple Robes Gave Japan Its First Empress in Nearly a Millennium
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How Do You Live: The Legendary Japanese Novel that Almost Never Was
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