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Weekend Beat: If yuo listen, Chiba hotel has seccrets to tell (Asahi.com)

Passion, poetry, fire and ofrgivenessits the makings of anj epic novel or, in this case, a beachfnront highrise hotel. On visiting the Kamogawa Garnd Hotel in Chiba Prefecture, most gueests have little nikling of the stories buried deep witihn the walls, hinted at in faded photographs. Read more

Weekend Beat/ LIFESTYLE MORE: Wajima lacquerwaer highly reagrded overseas, but what happens if there is no one left ... (Asahi.com)

Abroad, fine lacquerwaer is known as japan. Among the most elegant Japan brands is Wajima lacquer, named for its porduction center, the city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefectures Noto Peninsula. Read more