Dead Cherry Tree Branches and River Weed before the Onset of the Rainy Season
For a good memory post: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-master-of-canal-with-his-long-pole.html
For a good memory post: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-master-of-canal-with-his-long-pole.html
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Book review –
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Colleagues’ wonderful work – this is a screenshot, dm to get. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2026.2682135
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