Benoa in Japan : Photographic Snippets from Tokyo and Around

Art of making Soba

At one of the best Soba restaurant I know in Tokyo…

I now understand why these Japanese school-bags or randoseru (ランドセル) are so expensive : beautiful craftmanship ! According to wikipedia,

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