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TEMPLES & SHRINES
Unique culture of Suwa
Suwa Taisha Kiyari Uta (Shimo Suwa Preservation Association)
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- Shimo Suwa Hozonkai
1 Nakasu Miyayama, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture
http://suwataisha.or.jp/akimiya.html
CULTURE
Beauty of handiwork transcending time and place
”Matsumoto Mingeikan”
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- Matsumoto City Museum
1313-1 Satoyamabe, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
http://matsu-haku.com/mingei/
BEVERAGES
”Nikka Whiskey” Yoichi Distillery
- Inheriting the history of Japanese whiskey
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- Nikka Whiskey Yoichi Distillery - Architecture, Tangible National Treasure
7-6 Kurokawa-cho, Yoichi, Hokkaido
https://www.nikka.com/eng/
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hoshino Resort
”Kai Tsugaru"
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- Hoshino Resort ”Kai Tsugaru"
36-1 Kamibotanmori, Owani, Owanicho, Minami Tsugaru, Aomori
https://kai-ryokan.jp/en/tsugaru/
FOOD
Main Island - ”Ganaha Livestock Farm”
raising pork in Okinawa
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- Ganaha Livestock Farm
69 Okawa, Nago, Okinawa Prefecture
http://www.shimakuru.jp/index.html
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CULTURE
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CULTURE
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BEVERAGES
Bruce Gutlove ”10R Winery” – making high quality wine using Hokkaido grapes（Hokkaido）
ACCOMMODATIONS
Aiming to be the Third Home for Guests, ”Nasu Bettei Kai”（Tochigi）
CULTURE
”Shotoku Glass” The delicacy that lies in the skill of the artisan（Tokyo）
FOOD
Highest grade of katsuobushi in Makurazaki ”Honkarebushi”（Kagoshima）
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