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Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan
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Oona McGee
Feb 4, 2023 - Tweet
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- (COK • cool • Edo • Edo period • Hanyu • highways • history • Japan travel • Masanuki Sunakoma • Onihei • parking areas • Saitama • sightseeing • SNJO • tradition • traditional Japan • travel)
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