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I live in Kameoka, a city in Kyoto, Japan. Kameoka is known as "TOKAINAKA" (a city with both urban and rural scenery).

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blog Seasons

The plum blossoms bloom, the arrival of spring in Japan.

2026.02.09

The twenty-four solar terms divide the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter into six a...

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Shimenawa – A Traditional Japanese Decoration Marking Sacred Places

2026.01.09

At the Hachimangu Shrine in my village, every year around year-end, volunteers from the parishioners...

blog Regions of Japan

Kameoka City is “TOKAINAKA” – It is neither urban nor rural, but a city in between

2023.10.02

TOKAINAKA, which is a combination of the Japanese word TOKAI and the word INAKA. TOKAI refers to the...

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