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What does Hikifune mean?

March 1, 2014 marky star - JapanThis.com

Recently, we’ve looked at a few places in Sumida and Katsushika. Today let’s learn about the river that linked these two places together and what happened to that river. Continue reading What does Hikifune mean?

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