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Swordplay and samurai in Tokyo's Maruyamacho district

Travel | BACKSTREET STORIES Apr 6, 2018

Swordplay and samurai in Tokyo's Maruyamacho district

by Kit Nagamura

Traditional businesses are heating up in Shibuya's old geisha quarter.

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