by Do Ngoc Anh Introduction Ginkgo biloba is a very special and old species of seeding plants. They grow fast…
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by S. Minami One day during Edo period, a Buddhist priest named Junshin was in a small accessories shop at…
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The History of the Big Cedar in Otoyo Town
by Chisa Kawakami The Osugi michinoeki is a two-story blue building with many banners flying outside advertising many different foods…
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