Northern Seacoast of Japan

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Francine Prose, Finding Serenity on Japan's San-in Coast; Far from bustling
Tokyo, tradition can be found in contemplative gardens, quiet inns and old
temples. Smithsonian magazine, September 2009.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Serene-Japan.html

Note:
(1) san-in 山陰
(2) Hagi Castle 萩城 (萩 hagi: bush clover or Japanese clover; genus
Lespedeza; picture:

Flower/tree/bird/insect of Sendai city
http://www.city.sendai.jp/kikaku/seisaku/toukei/mark/index-e.html
)

(3) Shizuki Park 指月公園
(4) Gesshoji 月照寺
(5) Matsue 松江市, capital of Shimane Prefecture 島根県
(6) caw (vi; etymology: imitative): "to utter the harsh raucous natural call
of the crow or a similar cry"
(7) Matsudaira 松平 (A Japanese family name)
(8) calabash  葫蘆 in Chinese
(9) Kwaidan (actually "kaidan" in Japanese for 怪談)
Masaki KOBAYASHI 小林 正樹
Ho-ichi the Earless 耳なし芳一
(10) Yakumo Koizumi 小泉 八雲
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I will continue tomorrow.

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