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Best Hotels Near Tajimi Station | The Kiln City of Mino Ware
The kiln city that glazes Japan — a surreal tile museum, pottery lanes, a National Treasure Zen temple,…
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Best Hotels Near Takefu Station | Knives, Washi & Murasaki’s Year in Echizen
The old heart of Echizen — knife forges, paper villages, the garden of the Genji's author, and Japan's…
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Best Hotels Near Sabae Station | Japan’s Eyewear Capital
The city on Japan's nose — 95% of domestic eyeglass frames, a museum of spectacles, lacquer valleys and…
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Best Hotels Near Takaoka Station | Bronze Town, Great Buddha & Doraemon’s Home
The bronze-casting capital — a serene Great Buddha, a national-treasure Zen temple, Doraemon trams and Fuji-over-the-sea views.
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Echizen-Takefu Station Guide | Knives, Paper & Lacquer
Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide · Echizen-Takefu Station Echizen-Takefu Station Guide: Knives, Washi Paper & Lacquer —Fukui’s Craft Heartland A…
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Tsubame-Sanjo Station Guide | Japan’s Metalworking Capital
Joetsu Shinkansen Guide · Tsubame-Sanjo Station Tsubame-Sanjo Station Guide: Japan’s Metalworking Capital —Knives, Craft & Where to Actually…
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