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Friday, November 6

Today in Japan

Micro-season 54 of 72 楓蔦黄もみじつたきばむ Maples and Ivy Turn Yellow Maples and ivy turn color. Japanese has a word just for going to look at autumn leaves, momijigari, literally "maple hunting."

Today's topics

CraftsStandard mashiko yaki益子焼rustic, thick-walled pottery from Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture
PlacesStandard Jinbocho神保町a district in central Tokyo known for its many secondhand bookstores
ClothingAdvanced michiyuki道行a kimono coat with a square neckline
Annual EventsStandard kinro kansha no hi勤労感謝の日Labor Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd
Annual EventsAdvanced ebisu koえびす講the merchants' festival for the god of business
PlacesStandard Nikko Toshogu日光東照宮the shrine where Tokugawa Ieyasu is enshrined, covered in carvings

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